Chapter 48
Shi Yu often felt that she would never be able to see Wayne again.
The power of time and environment is very strong. After living peacefully in the nursing home for a long time, she seems to have forgotten her previous memories - Shi Yu no longer has nightmares in the middle of the night, and rarely looks at the empty night sky, alone and dazed, missing someone like before.
She no longer had to worry about whether she could survive every day. How to do the math problems perfectly and avoid being scolded by Ed became Shi Yu's biggest concern every day.
This should have been a good development, but Shigure felt a little sad.
Anyone who knew the inside story of that training camp would think that it was an experience that caused her severe trauma...but Shigure's sadness did not actually come from those horrible things.
...She parted with everyone too quickly and too hastily.
Such regretful thoughts always surfaced in Shi Yu's mind.
She didn't even know if Xiao and Xia Feng were injured, and Shi Yu still had a lot to say to Wayne, who had been taking care of her. She felt guilty, grateful, and many things that had happened since she came to the nursing home. She...
——She wanted to see him again, to see Wayne.
Shigure made the decision to go see Wayne without hesitation or apprehension. Even the prospect of the general's disappointment if he discovered she had violated the rules of the nursing home didn't stop her.
It was just a short distance, she only had to travel this short distance...
After finally falling into a familiar embrace, Shi Yu couldn't help but smile with an indescribable sense of relief, as if everything had finally settled. However, the tears didn't stop even with the smile. He was so tall, but because she rushed towards him, he had to lower his head to hug her.
"...You came to see me, Wayne."
When he smelled the familiar scent of chili peppers, Shi Yu felt like it was raining in his heart, and even his voice seemed to have a soft and sour wetness.
"You ignored me for a long time, I thought you wouldn't come..."
"Is it the time when I said I wanted to see you?" The girl's cheeks were burning and wet. She had not forgotten the only time she had spoken to Wayne.
"That's why... you came here."
The sound of a vigorous heartbeat is right next to my ears.
Wayne's green eyes stared at her, while Shigure grabbed the boy's clothes on his chest in a daze and could not see his expression clearly.
The ammunition dropped by the airship to restrict their movements did not have any effect on the two Alphas. Instead, it caused Omega to temporarily lose her ability to see clearly. Her eyes stung as if burned, and tears kept dripping from her slightly red eye sockets. The hazy scene turned black before her eyes.
“…”
"Eye."
The red-haired, green-eyed Alpha spoke after a period of silence, as if he didn't care and indifferently ignored Shigure's voice just now.
Frowning, Wayne raised his arm, as if to check the girl's injuries - but the next moment, the young and proud Alpha was groped and grabbed by Shigure's wrist. Her movements were a little panicked because she couldn't see, and when she lost Wayne's warmth on her waist, she thought Wayne was going to leave her.
“Wayne…!”
The girl held Wayne's wrist tremblingly, and his slightly sinister green eyes showed no emotion.
Perhaps Shi Yu's strength was not even as strong as a cat in the boy's eyes. Wayne had no intention of changing his mind. He lowered his eyes to look at her, and then took Shi Yu's hands, and his cold fingertips with the texture of leather touched her cheek without any doubt.
Shi Yu clearly felt that Wayne wiped away her tears with awkward movements.
"Yes," he said finally, his voice as hoarse and low as in his memory.
"So I came to see you."
On the high platform, Xia Feng still stood quietly in the same place.
After silently watching the two people below for a while, the girl Alpha immediately looked away and jumped down from a high place.
The blaring alarms, the bright lights and flames shooting up into the sky, and the Alphas' keen five senses allowed them to hear the sound of footsteps rushing towards them like a tide.
…
Admiral Heinrich, who was a man of dignified composure and held a high reputation both in the political arena and among the people, arrived at the nursing home with a slightly exhausted expression. Shigure was half-closed in his aching eyes, cooperating as the doctor dripped medicine into them.
Seeing this scene, Heinrich stopped and stood quietly at the door waiting.
Clad in a black military uniform, his mature and muscular frame, this Alpha with white temples and gray eyes looked incredibly oppressive when he wasn't smiling, like a wolf leader still in his prime. He rubbed his brows, then casually untied the cloak at the collar. His deputy carefully took the cloak and folded it over his arm.
"General."
Lin Yin finished the work at hand, glanced at Shi Yu, and then retreated out the door, leaving the space to them.
Hearing the sound of stopping footsteps and the word "General", Shi Yu's body trembled visibly. He quietly covered his eyes with gauze and dared not speak.
Like sneaking out on a date with a boy and getting caught by your parents—but much more serious than that.
Shi Yu felt conflicted and guilty as she recalled the numerous footsteps that had just surrounded her and Wayne Xiafeng. Judging from the mixed sounds, they had alarmed at least dozens of administrators.
At this moment, the general came. Since he couldn't see, Shi Yu couldn't tell whether the general was angry or not, so he couldn't help feeling a little panicked and at a loss.
"Shigure."
There was a moment of silence before the general's voice was heard in the room.
His tone was as low and mellow as usual, and the meaning of tolerance seemed to have not been lost from it. Shi Yu pinched the hem of her skirt tightly, still looking uneasy.
Seeing the girl hugging her knees in embarrassment, her cheeks covered in dust, and her face hesitant to answer, the admiral, with his outstanding observation ability, frowned slightly and sighed, "Let Lin Yin come in again," he said to his deputy beside him, "Shi Yu still has injuries that need to be treated, please trouble her."
That was the wound on Shi Yu's knee that she accidentally left when she was climbing the wall with Xia Feng... The doctor came to her again and gently touched the skin that was still bleeding with cotton soaked in alcohol.
The doctor was already paying close attention, but Shigure still bit his lips tightly, gasping softly in pain.
Meanwhile, at the signal from the general's deputy, the administrators stationed outside the door gradually dispersed, and the doctor quickly completed his additional work and followed suit. Finally, Shigure was left alone, and she began to tense up again, cowering in anticipation of the general's angry rebuke.
"Shiyu," the general said, "it was my negligence."
Heinrich held his forehead. Excessive official duties had left his mind feeling a bit stagnant and tired. However, the admiral smiled, his tone still gentle and tolerant. "We lacked a real communication before. I just didn't pay attention."
Shi Yu blinked, not expecting the general to say that, so she lowered her head even more guiltily: "...I'm sorry."
"You should apologize to your body. No matter what, you shouldn't be so careless in protecting yourself and hurt yourself like this."
…Shi Yu opened his mouth, but couldn’t say anything, so he could only nod obediently.
Concerned about Shigure's mental state and injuries, Heinrich rubbed his brow and decided to go check on the two Alpha students being watched over by the administrators. He'd let Shigure recuperate for a day, so she wouldn't be stressed.
"Take care of yourself these few days. I'll come and talk to you when I have time. So, Shi Yu, today..."
The Admiral's calm instructions were interrupted.
Accompanied by a few chaotic footsteps, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open hurriedly by someone. Shi Yu couldn't see anything, but she still raised her head in confusion in the direction where the wind came from.
Ed panted and adjusted his breathing. The slender and neat boy seemed to have lost the indifference and calmness that kept his own pace. His beautiful green eyes looked deeply at the Omega with gauze covering his eyes on the hospital bed. Sweat slid down his graceful jawline.
“…General.”
He closed his eyes and finally, with a little restraint, shifted his attention away from Shi Yu.
"Excuse me for disturbing you, I'm Shigure's friend. I heard she was involved in an accident just now, so I came to see her."
The tall, gray-eyed admiral had some impression of Sturga's child. He nodded, looked at Ed carefully again, and asked slowly, "Shiyu is injured and needs someone to take care of her. Are you willing to help?"
Shigure:!
How could it be Ed? And the general now wants Ed to take care of her...? Shi Yu was shocked. She suddenly remembered that Ed had come to check on her when she and Xia Feng jumped out of the window. This meant that Ed had already discovered that she had just deceived him!
So...how could he agree to this—
"willing."
Ed looked at the ground and said calmly, "Leave it to me. I have plenty of time to accompany her."
This night in the nursing home was not as peaceful as usual.
Lights were on everywhere, and repair workers and inspectors were everywhere. As Admiral Heinrich walked out of the medical area, he received a call from the Omega Protection Organization.
Rona, a familiar staff member, had communicated with him once or twice about Shi Yu's problems. He had been following Shi Yu's life situation, so he learned about tonight's news very quickly.
"This kind of thing actually happened in your hospital. We never expected it and we don't want to see it." Rona took a deep breath, as if he was deeply worried about it.
"We will send a doctor tomorrow to examine Shigure's physical and mental condition. Please approve it. Every Omega is our Federation's most precious treasure," he said. "I'm sure you don't want to see Shigure traumatized by this incident."
The general remained noncommittal: "I will accompany Shigure tomorrow."
"...You truly care deeply for the children in the nursing home." Rona was silent for a moment, then sighed. "I believe General Heinrich will ensure that those two Alphas who made the mistake receive the punishment they deserve."
"Also, I wonder if you still remember what I mentioned to you before."
Admiral Heinrich listened to him calmly.
"Shigure is almost an adult. She's been with an Alpha for a while, and has also experienced being mentally linked and temporarily marked. From the very beginning, we suggested to you that it wasn't appropriate for her to remain in the nursing home."
"Whether in terms of age or mentality, Shigure is not suitable to stay there any longer. Moreover, she has a connection with the Alpha. We cannot guarantee that such a thing will not happen again. The safety of other Omegas cannot be guaranteed either."
Rona paused, looked through the information in the terminal, and continued.
"I remember that Shigure lost all his family in a car accident. After the incident has subsided, we hope you can consider adopting Omega Shigure."
The author has something to say:
Adoption chapter is coming!
After saying goodbye to Ed, I can happily start my dating life with Alpha!
My head hurts from writing all night, I'll revise it when I get up.
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