Chapter 40
These days are holidays at the Omega Nursing Home. Although Shi Yu doesn't have to go to class, she has an unexpectedly fulfilling life.
The test tubes on the laboratory table were pushed to the innermost part. Shi Yu lay on the table, rubbing his eyes sleepily, and the pile of exercises under his elbows was hardly moved.
This is Ed's room.
Because she was worried about Ed's health, Shi Yu could only regretfully turn down the invitations from Holiday and Natasha. However, she didn't know what to do with Ed... Uh, she could only pretend to work hard and finish the homework he had left for her.
However, even though she knew that the teacher was watching over her from behind, Shi Yu had no motivation. She looked a little sleep-deprived, and her head was nodding like a lazy and listless cat, but she seemed to be worried about something and did not dare to relax completely.
Unable to come up with a solution, Shi Yu held the pen in a daze, staring at the small words on the question book with a distracted gaze.
The air was filled with the slightly sour scent of lemon.
The young man with silver hair and gray eyes folded up his sleeves, revealing a slender white arm. His fingertips stroked the warm texture of the teapot handle, and the tea set wet by the water soaked his palm. The wetness made him frown, and he restrained the slight tremor from his body in time.
Hot tea poured into the porcelain cup at an even flow. Ed's drooping eyelashes fluttered, and in the misty air, his damp, pale eyes, slightly covered, lifted up, his dark pupils fixed motionlessly on a figure in front of the lab table.
Omega was lost in thought the entire time, and neither the footsteps nor other small noises caught her attention.
As he placed the steaming cup of tea in front of Shigure, Ed looked away slightly, his voice a boyish and quiet.
"...You came back very late last night," he said.
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment. She looked at the teacup beside her in confusion and said "Huh?", as if she couldn't react for a moment.
Ed paused and calmly pointed out her slackness: "So, why are you so slow now? Is it related to last night?"
The young man lowered his eyes and calmly glanced at the open exercise books on the table. Without exception, they were all blank. So, like a strict and demanding teacher, his tone was inevitably filled with a slightly cold questioning.
Shi Yu immediately hunched her shoulders, and she arched her back slightly in shame and stuttering. She tugged at her homework books and gathered them under her arms to cover them.
Then she hurriedly explained, "Yesterday... I went, uh, to the meeting room."
Since they were neighbors, Shi Yu didn't wonder why Ed knew she was late last night. Her mind was filled with the fear of being caught slacking off on homework. Ed glanced at her, his expression indifferent. He stood beside Shi Yu, unmoved, waiting for her explanation.
Actually, it’s not something that is difficult to talk about... Realizing that he couldn’t get away with it, Shi Yu began to seriously think about how to explain it to Ed.
——Here’s what happened.
Because of the general's arrangement, Shi Yu had to go to the nursing home's ward every night at 8:00 for the past two weeks to pick up Officer Lei Yin's daily review. She had gone there for the first time yesterday, and Shi Yu hadn't thought it would take long, especially since Dr. Lin Yin was there to pick her up for the short distance.
Officer Rein was very punctual. When Shi Yu arrived at the meeting room, a young man in military uniform with light blond hair was already sitting upright at a makeshift desk on the other side of the glass.
Alpha's face was cold and thin. When he saw them come in, the officer suppressed the impetuousness between his brows. He let out a light breath, then temporarily put down the page of the book he was reading and stood up.
"Officer Lei Yin," Doctor Lin Yin knocked on the glass and reminded him in her usual calm voice, "Have you completed the review task that needs to be submitted today?"
Shi Yu followed behind the doctor. She noticed with some surprise that the moment Doctor Lin Yin finished speaking, Officer Lei Yin lowered his eyes and looked thoughtful.
After a moment's silence, Lei Yin hooked his fingers to loosen the tight collar of his military uniform. Then, with a slight frown, he apologized in a distant and serious tone, "...I'm sorry, due to work reasons, I haven't met the required number of words in today's self-criticism."
Shi Yu was a little surprised that Officer Lei Yin would say this right at the beginning. She was stunned for a moment, and actually felt that she could understand it. After all, writing 6,000 words every day was indeed very energy-consuming.
Shigure glanced for help at Doctor Beta, who was pursing his lower lip in the reflection of his glasses. She asked uncertainly, "Um, it shouldn't be a problem...right?"
If it were up to Shigure alone to decide, she would be willing to show some consideration for Officer Rain.
But she saw Doctor Lin Yin sigh softly, then adjust his glasses and speak in a gentle tone, but with a certain non-negotiable tone, "This is the task of the general and..."
She raised her eyebrows and explained to the confused Omega, "Officer Rain's daily completion quota will be carefully reviewed by the General later, so we can't be lenient. Officer Rain must complete the word count here."
Lei Yin stood there with a stern expression, his face unmoved. He nodded silently to the two men across from him, then sat down with his back straight. His slender fingers lifted the pen and he resumed writing his unfinished self-review.
Since it was a mandatory rule, Shi Yu could only sit down helplessly and wait with Dr. Lin Yin.
However, she didn't bring a tablet or anything... Shi Yu swung his legs and gradually felt a little bored while waiting.
The officer opposite had a cold and sharp aura. While Officer Lei Yin was not paying attention, Shi Yu secretly glanced at him several times. The light blond young man occasionally frowned and stared at the handwriting under his pen, as if he had encountered some difficulties in organizing the content.
Shi Yu held his cheek, silently thinking that the officer at this moment was like himself when doing math problems -
"Officer Rain."
More than an hour passed. Doctor Lin Yin opened the terminal, glanced at the time, and then briefly and seriously reminded the other party: "Please pay attention to the time."
"Please wait a moment." Officer Rein rubbed his brow and said apologetically, "I'll finish it as soon as possible."
Shi Yu was already feeling a little sleepy. It was already past nine o'clock. She lowered her head and yawned quietly. The doctor noticed the girl's sleepiness and his expression became less friendly.
Time passed by little by little. Perhaps it was easy to fall asleep quickly without any entertainment. Shi Yu's back and waist ached just from sitting. She began to casually massage her legs and shoulders, and finally she felt a little more energized.
Almost another half an hour passed, and Shi Yu's sleepiness swept over her like a tide. She was confused and curled up like a little animal.
The girl hugged her arms and her head drooped slightly. Doctor Lin Yin patted her head and motioned her to sit back a little to prevent Shi Yu from hitting her head against the glass when she lowered her head.
Lin Yin pursed her lips. Shi Yu vaguely heard the doctor's cold and stern tone again, asking, "Excuse me, how long will Officer Lei Yin's mission today be delayed?"
The attitude displayed by Doctor Lin Yin at this moment could be described as extremely stern. She knew that this mission, which was ostensibly assigned by the general, actually concerned the officer's own future.
—That accident was inextricably linked to his negligence. The general was creating opportunities for his student. By making substantial amends and obtaining the forgiveness of the Omega involved, the officer's future repercussions from this incident would be minimized if this record were kept. Clearly, Rain himself lacked a profound awareness of this.
The light blond officer was silent for a moment, his pen clenched tightly with distinct knuckles, and the young man's broad, cold shoulders and neck tensed slightly.
"...Only a thousand words remain." The officer frowned, his icy blue eyes fixed in a deep, pensive gaze. Years after graduating from military school, the self-reviews he had once effortlessly completed now felt a profound, unsettling feeling of being unable to write smoothly.
Lei Yin's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he whispered helplessly, "I'm very sorry, please wait a moment."
…
I don’t know how long I waited, but Shi Yu fell asleep in a daze.
She seemed to hear vague conversations coming from the other side, but Shi Yu was drowsy and her brain was so confused that she couldn't make out the sounds at all, so she simply gave up and continued to doze off with her eyes wide open.
Knowing that Officer Lei Yin's mission was finally about to be completed, Lin Yin couldn't help but take a deep breath. She stood up straight and looked directly at the officer's stern face with a dark and solid gaze.
"To be honest, you are fully capable of avoiding this situation. Officer Rein, please plan your time well next time."
The doctor's tone was slightly accusatory, and he bluntly denied the other party's performance today.
The officer still needed to finish the final part of his self-criticism. The doctor looked a little unhappy. After a brief thought, she decided to make use of this time.
Lin Yin then bent down and called out in a low voice, "Shi Yu? Wake up... go back to sleep later."
"……Um?"
The girl tilted her head and uttered a small, confused sound. The doctor instructed her, "I'm going to go down and refuel the hovercraft. Wait here for a while, I'll be back soon."
Shi Yu's dark pupils were hazy, a soft, watery light shimmering in them. She covered her mouth, yawned, and nodded softly.
At nearly eleven o'clock, the officer finally finished the conclusion of the review and put down his pen with an expressionless face.
Doctor Beta left temporarily, and the meeting room fell into silence. He sorted out the few pages of paper in his hand, then raised his eyes to look at the Omega opposite him. The black-haired girl leaned forward, squinting her eyes and then slightly opening them. She seemed to be trying hard to maintain some consciousness, but it was obvious that the strong sleepiness that arose involuntarily could not let her do so.
Until just now, Omega had been very obedient and hadn't made any sound. As shown in the video, her personality was gentle and quiet.
Lei Yin did not make a sound to disturb her. He put the pen cap back on with his calloused palms. The officer put on his gloves, stood up, straightened the hem of his uniform, and then walked steadily to the glass.
The Alpha youth stood handsomely and straight in front of the Omega. He glanced at the girl, then restrained and coldly avoided looking directly at her face, waiting for the doctor to come back and grant permission to deliver the items.
The girl was completely unaware of the officer's approaching footsteps. She leaned back in her chair and almost fell asleep. The Alpha's keen senses allowed Rain to hear her steady and gentle breathing.
Ray frowned, his gaze drawn back several times even though he'd been about to look away. Shigure nodded forward, confused and drowsy, his furry head softly brushing against the glass that separated them.
At the moment the girl lost consciousness and fell forward, a sharp color suddenly appeared in the officer's ice-blue eyes. His muscles bulged, and he instinctively stretched out his forearm, which was covered with male muscle meridians.
“Woo…!”
Shi Yu held his head, bent over and let out a soft cry.
Originally, Shi Yu should have been fine, as she had sat back a little at the doctor's suggestion... However, the sudden force exerted by Officer Rain caused the glass made of a special material to vibrate. Shi Yu was a little scared, and in fear, she hit her forehead directly on the glass.
The blow, neither light nor heavy, didn't cause Shi Yu much pain, but it gave her a good start. The girl's eyes were watery as she opened them timidly and cautiously, observing Rein across from her. The blond youth's face was stiff, his eyes lowered, staring at the ground emotionlessly.
"...I'm sorry." His voice was hoarse and low. This was the umpteenth time the officer had apologized to her today. "I was going to catch you."
Uh, Officer Rain felt that her head was about to hit the glass, so...?
After Shi Yu blinked and understood, she suddenly felt a little ashamed, and her tiredness disappeared completely at this moment.
Not knowing what to say, Shigure could only cover his cheeks, shook his head and said, "...It's okay."
Then, the atmosphere seemed to become a little subtle——
"What's wrong?"
To Shi Yu's relief, the bespectacled doctor in a white coat quickly returned to the visiting room after their conversation. Shi Yu's embarrassed, flushed face made the doctor push his glasses up, a little puzzled.
Shi Yu rubbed her forehead, which no longer hurt. She glanced weakly at the tall and stern officer opposite her and said, "It's nothing..."
After taking the self-review, she whispered a goodbye to Officer Rain. On the way back, Shi Yu realized that her sleepiness had been shaken off by the shock. When she got off the bus, returned to the dormitory, washed up, and got into bed... After a long while, Shi Yu lay in bed, eyes wide open with anxiety, and began to suffer from insomnia.
"...Because it was the general's order." Recalling this, Shi Yu rubbed his sore eyes distressedly and told Ed roughly what happened yesterday, "And then, I slept late like this."
Shi Yu thought about it, but finally didn't say it out loud - from now on, the person who would meet her every day and submit a self-criticism to her would be an Alpha officer.
Ed listened to her explanation silently but calmly.
It was not until the Omega told him in a soft voice why he was late that the boy frowned and realized that his question was a bit inappropriate.
He hasn't forgotten what happened last night.
Nearly ten hours ago, late at night, soft and cat-like footsteps could be heard from the stairs on the second floor of the dormitory.
The girl opened the door very quietly, as if afraid to disturb the neighbor who was fast asleep nearby. Amid the rustling sound of unlocking the door next door, Ed, who was lying flat on his bed, seemingly in a light sleep, suddenly opened his eyes sharply, his cold blue eyes free of any confusion or confusion.
The chill of the night made the boy clutch the quilt tightly as if he was afraid of the cold. He tilted his head and listened quietly to the Omega's movements. The wet and messy ends of his hair crawled on his slender collarbone like little bugs. Ed sensitively arched his back slightly, but his expression was calm. He was clearly aware that he was still in heat.
The boy listened to the noises coming from the other side of the wall - Shi Yu did not notice the slight abnormality at the door next to her. She walked silently and quickly entered her room.
Perhaps it was due to the Omega's neglect of him, the boy who was in the passionate period became confused and depressed. This was a physiological reaction. No matter how rational and self-controlled he was, this Omega body would still make him crave attention and companionship during this period.
He kept his word and left the door open, so even if the other party wanted to... come in and take a look, it would be nice.
Ed thought so as he lowered his snowy eyelashes and unlocked the door, leaving a gap for someone to push open at any time.
But Shi Yu didn't notice.
The author has something to say:
This chapter was a draft before, so it was very rough, but now it has been revised——
I'm sorry, I will make it up to my sister later, hehe.
Wayne's story will be put into the next chapter. The next chapter should be very long. The general's cub is coming, and by the way, let everyone in the military academy return~~
Then I will send some red envelopes in the next two days~ Just leave a message, until all my balance is used up!
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