Chapter 49
After the general left, several other doctors came to the ward and gave Shi Yu a comprehensive physical examination. When the doctors left, the room became completely quiet.
Shi Yu knew that Ed was here. She had expected Ed to question her about why she had sneaked out and caused such a big incident...even alarming the general. But unexpectedly, Ed remained quiet and indifferent, as if he didn't care about these things.
Shi Yu was very self-aware. Although Ed didn't ask, she still told the teacher the whole story and then sincerely admitted her mistake to him.
That little deception made her feel a little guilty towards Ed, but Ed ignored this and asked to take care of her. His actions made Shi Yu feel even more guilty.
"So," Shigure said, "that's it. I was going to see a friend... Even without this incident, I was planning on making time for it later."
Shigure whispered, "...Then, I'll tell you everything."
The room remained quiet, with no response from Ed.
Shi Yu seemed to feel a long, intense gaze fixed on her face, quiet and intense, like a sudden downpour in the jungle. The room was so silent, yet she felt as if something had seized upon her heart, suffocating her.
She couldn't see, so Ed didn't have to use any disguise to hide his gaze.
Those beautiful and gloomy eyes reflected the girl's face perfectly. The boy was silent for a moment, and finally spoke amid Shi Yu's uneasiness.
"Do your eyes still hurt?"
…Shigure shook his head.
"Really?"
He said, "You've learned to lie."
The emotionless voice seemed to freeze the air in the room. Shi Yu couldn't help but clench the quilt in his hands: "Ed..."
Of course she knew that this sentence was not actually referring to her eyes. Ed cared about her, always cared about her. He gave her inhibitors and sent her back to her room, but she repaid him like this.
"Rest well," the young man said after a slight pause, "Don't worry about what will happen to me. You just need to take care of your body."
…Shigure hesitated, and the words he was about to say were interrupted by him.
"You don't have to apologize to me anymore, I don't care."
He had no right to blame her.
Ed thought calmly.
She regarded him as a teacher and a friend, but their relationship was not close enough for them to confide everything in each other. He could not ask Shi Yu to pay attention to his feelings all the time, not to mention that she was injured now and needed to rest.
He wanted to understand her.
Shi Yu felt somewhat bewildered, and vaguely felt that everything she had done last night was useless. It seemed that her relationship with Ed had reached a deadlock again.
There was less and less communication between them, and only when he was helping her, such as pouring water and feeding her, would he speak quietly and ask for Shi Yu's opinion.
With his eyes covered, Shigure almost felt like he was the only one in the room... Fortunately, Shigure didn't have to stay in such an awkward atmosphere.
The next day, many people came to the room. Shi Yu heard footsteps and she also heard the general gently call her: "Shi Yu."
Shi Yu smiled, seemingly the only relaxed smile she had shown since last night. "General, I've recovered a lot!" she reported to the general, asking him not to worry. "My eyes don't hurt much either, and the doctor said I can take off the gauze in a week."
Rona followed Heinrich. He saw the steely admiral's expression soften as he praised the Omega with a smile, "That's good."
Shi Yu didn't expect to see the general so soon. She had forgotten whether the general would scold her or not. All she showed was trust and dependence like a fledgling.
After learning that he had to have another physical examination, Shi Yu did not resist and cooperated with the doctors to another larger ward.
…
"You've been here a long time," the doctor's gentle voice sounded in his ears. "How do you feel about life in the nursing home?"
"Do you like it here?"
After the physical examination, Shi Yu was left alone to talk to a psychologist. Her voice was very gentle, and Shi Yu's originally tense mood gradually eased because of her soft words.
Shi Yu nodded, and his soft voice reached the ears of Heinrich and Rona through the monitoring circuit.
"I like it," she said. "Everyone takes good care of me, and I'm very grateful to them."
"That's great." The doctor smiled slightly. "Shigure, everyone is waiting for you to return home after you recover. Cheer up a little. Would you like to share with me the wonderful memories of being with your friends?"
Shi Yu recalled the past while slowly answering the doctor's questions, but she suddenly fell silent halfway through her words.
After a while, she finally came to her senses and said, "I'm sorry, doctor... I can't say it anymore."
"It doesn't matter. You're not in a good mood."
The doctor comforted her with understanding. "If possible, could you tell me the reason?"
"I don't know their current condition..." Following the doctor's words, Shi Yu said a little confusedly, "I'm happy that they came to see me, but I'm also very sad."
She even forgot to explain to the doctor in front of her who "they" referred to, and just continued to speak in confusion -
"It was me who said I wanted to see them, and they came here for me, and they were punished because of me."
The girl's voice was soft and moist: "So... I..." Shi Yu seemed a little at a loss for words, but she still tried her best to make a sound after a slight sob, "I really want to see them for a while longer, apologize to them, and then..."
After watching the projection, Rona took off his headphones with a helpless look on his face.
Shi Yu's physical examination results were quickly delivered to the general. Heinrich carefully examined each line of data, as if he had not heard what Shi Yu said during the psychological consultation just now. His expression remained calm and composed.
"Aside from some minor injuries, Shi Yu doesn't have any major health issues." Rona noted the general's expression and said carefully, "...but regarding his mentality, it's just like I said last night, General."
"Alpha has already occupied a very important place in her heart. She is different from the ordinary, unmatched and unmarked Omegas in the nursing home. But she is not yet old enough for genetic matching, which is not allowed by federal regulations."
"In order not to affect other Omegas, please consider this carefully."
The Federation's AO unions have always prioritized compatibility, with free love essentially occurring between Alphas and Betas. Most of the precious Omegas will never see what their future lovers will look like before reaching adulthood.
The gentle and weak Omegas grew up in a greenhouse. They did not have to join the army to fight like Alphas, nor did they have to work hard as worker bees in society like Betas. However, in order to make the future generations of the Federation better, they had to make sacrifices in this regard.
However, as the most emotional of the three sexes, Omegas will be full of fantasies and rebellion as long as there is a little spark - this is also what Rona began to worry about when he learned about Shigure's experience.
And Shi Yu is about to become an adult. If Shi Yu has a family to support her, she will have the opportunity to have a better future when she gets married. Therefore, Rona reasonably believes that leaving the nursing home is the best choice for Shi Yu.
"Let me confirm her intention," the general nodded slightly, his expression calm. "If she doesn't want to leave, I will resolve this matter."
"She's almost an adult, you don't have to..."
The tall Alpha with white hair looked at him with his gray eyes. Instead of a warning, the look startled Rona. The genetic suppression made the Beta's back instantly covered in cold sweat.
"……I see."
Rona was silent for a moment, and this time he didn't say anything more.
After collecting the information, Rona said goodbye to the general and left with the people from the protection organization.
...Shi Yu originally thought that after the physical examination, he would return to the original ward.
So when she was led by the general to the room where Wayne and Xia Feng were guarded, she felt as if she was dreaming.
Just now, when the general asked her, "You can meet with them, do you want to go?", Shi Yu thought she was hallucinating. She raised her head blankly and repeated, "Meet?"
"Is that okay, General?"
"As long as you want to see me, you can."
The general's gentle and affirmative voice was still ringing in her ears. Shi Yu nervously followed the administrator's guidance to a place, and was told not to go any further... She poked forward with her fingertips, and the touch of the cold glass made Shi Yu a little stunned.
She knew Xia Feng and Wayne were just across from her, but with such an obstacle between them, she——
"How are your eyes?"
It’s the sound of the summer breeze.
Shi Yu rubbed his face, tried hard to smile, and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore!"
"Are you all okay? Are you hurt? If you're locked up here, will anyone bring you food?"
After blurting out the question, Shi Yu felt something was wrong. The general was still by her side... How could she doubt the general so much!
Shi Yu didn't dare to say a word for a moment, then pretended nothing had happened and asked them how they were doing recently. Xia Feng answered her more, while Wayne only answered "um" and "no".
Wayne is still the familiar Wayne. Shi Yu feels a little depressed which is hard to describe.
Before leaving, Shi Yu wanted to hesitantly ask the general how long they would be locked up here... As soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Wayne.
"Don't worry about it." Wayne leaned against the wall, glanced at the calm general, and said nonchalantly, "Go back."
The time they had to meet was so short that Shi Yu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she knew that she shouldn't have had such an opportunity in the first place, and that this was already the general taking care of her.
"Do you have any other questions?"
the general asked her.
"...No." Shi Yu shook his head and said softly, "Thank you, General."
However, just as Shi Yu was about to go out with a depressed mood, she suddenly heard a huge vibration sound behind her, like steel being dragged on the ground. A door that Shi Yu could not see separated her from the people inside and was slowly closing.
……iron gate?
Why are they being locked up in this cage-like, iron-doored cage? How long will they be locked up? Why is there such a loud noise?!
What kind of punishment will they receive... They just came to see her once - Shi Yu wanted to turn around immediately in panic, her heart slowly falling to the bottom, she suddenly had a premonition that they would never see each other again after this separation.
"Shigure, I once told you."
The general's gentle and calm voice sounded in her ears, and Shi Yu's eyes began to ache. She stopped and controlled herself not to step back, but she was trembling, and seemed unable to suppress her strong desire to see them.
"You can stay here as long as you want. This promise is still valid today."
"You said before that you wanted to see them again," the general said, "and now it has come true."
She couldn't look back, she had already seen them...she shouldn't have any other desires.
Shi Yu's mind was in a state of confusion, and she seemed unable to clearly discern what choice she was facing. She felt like crying, but finally, she slowly took a step back.
The next moment, Shi Yu heard rapid breathing and the sound of wind passing by his ears.
The iron gate stopped closing just now, but she didn't notice anything. She almost hit her head when she stumbled to the glass. If Xia Feng hadn't reminded her, she would probably have another piece of gauze on her forehead.
"Left," Wayne looked at Shi Yu and chuckled softly. He was not surprised, nor was he angry about it. "Reach out. The combination lock is five centimeters taller than you."
Shi Yu said "Oh" and fumbled around until he finally found it. The next moment, he heard Xia Feng's gentle voice again: "Slide down from the left corner to confirm the fingerprint."
"Hey, my fingerprint can't open it..."
Before Shi Yu's voice fell, she heard a slight "drip". After the vibration, she slowly realized something and turned her head to look in the general's direction.
"Come in."
After Wayne finished speaking, he stretched out his arms as expected to catch the girl who rushed towards him. Her tears had already soaked the gauze, her hair was messy, and she looked like a panicked cat that had done something bad. Her panic and guilt turned into tears that burst out endlessly.
"sorry……"
She clutched Wayne's clothes in the darkness, not knowing to whom she was apologizing. She just kept repeating, feeling extremely aggrieved, "...I'm sorry."
…
In the evening, Lei Yin left the military academy. He had not yet finished writing today's self-review, and he would complete the rest in the nursing home.
However, as soon as he entered the area of the nursing home, before reaching the main gate, the officer noticed that the tense atmosphere around him was slightly different from usual. He paid attention for a moment and found that there was no serious problem.
Until he reached the door, he was stopped by a soldier.
"Today, Shi Yu can no longer accept your review," the general's deputy said with a helpless smile, "The general asked me to..."
Before he finished speaking, Lei Yin couldn't help but frown: "What?"
Before this, Omega had not come to the meeting room for three days because Shigure was unable to come due to health reasons. Rain had no objection to the doctor's explanation. After all, she had the freedom to come or not.
During the days when Shigure was away, Rain completed his review as usual. However, at the end of the workday, while sorting his clothes and putting on his gloves, he would inadvertently glance across at the empty area across from him, separated by a huge glass window.
As a work partner, Lei Yin didn't mind giving Shi Yu a good review. Shi Yu usually remained silent while he wrote. They rarely spoke, but it wasn't completely absent. Lei Yin recalled with a blank expression—the Omega would always greet him and say goodbye, "Good evening" and "Good night" upon his arrival and departure.
The general's deputy didn't mind Rain's interruption. He smiled and continued.
"General, I have something to discuss with you. Please follow me."
The author has something to say:
That means Omegas can't fall in love freely, damn.
Now Ed says he wants to understand his sister, but that may not be the case in the next chapter, hehe.
Fix the details.
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