Perhaps Gu Qingqiu's surprise and stunned expression were too obvious, Ji Xingqiao gradually suppressed his smile and stopped. "I'll leave you here. Go home now."
"Okay..." Gu Qingqiu didn't insist. She waved her hand and said, "See you tomorrow!"
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
However, to Gu Qingqiu's surprise, when she opened the door, she saw Zhang Xin'ai's worried face. She pulled Gu Qingqiu's hand and sat her down. "Nannan, you should just keep being ordinary friends with Ji Xingqiao... no, classmates."
"Why?" Gu Qingqiu didn't understand. They were chatting so happily during the meal, so why did Zhang Xin'ai's attitude change as soon as Ji Xingqiao left?
Zhang Xin'ai sighed, "Xing Qiao is a good kid, but you two have no future, you know... You're just an ordinary beta, but Xing Qiao's status means he'll definitely marry an omega who's a good match."
It turns out that Zhang Xin'ai's seemingly casual conversation during the meal was actually an attempt to find out about Ji Xingqiao's family background...
"...I know, Mommy, but we've always been just friends." In Zhang Xin'ai's eyes, Gu Qingqiu herself didn't know that she had once been an omega, so Gu Qingqiu wasn't going to reveal it for the time being. However, in this world, the difference in status was indeed an insurmountable chasm.
In the ABO world, alphas are the masters of everything, the epitome of the world's rulers, and powerful, born leaders, making up 20% of the world's population. Omegas, on the other hand, are even rarer, making up only 10% of the world's population. They are treasures protected by everyone and objects of contention among powerful alphas.
Any alpha with a reputation will definitely choose an omega as their partner, and an alpha who cannot marry an omega will even be ridiculed, as they are considered not strong enough to attract an omega's heart.
Betas are the most common type of people here. They are naturally inferior to alphas in terms of physical strength and intelligence, and they have no advantage in choosing a partner. 95% of betas will choose another beta to live out their lives peacefully, while the remaining 5% are very lucky to marry alphas. As for omegas... don't even think about it, omegas would never look at betas.
Zhang Xin'ai once thought she was the lucky woman. She fell in love with an alpha and lived with him, and even got pregnant. But... after the man found out that Zhang Xin'ai was pregnant, he abandoned her and ran away. He probably thought that marrying a beta was a very low-class and shameful thing.
Zhang Xin'ai cried for several days before finally deciding to go to the hospital to abort the child. However, the examination revealed that the child was an omega, and aborting an omega is illegal!
In the end, the child—Gu Qingqiu—was kept by Zhang Xin'ai. Zhang Xin'ai was worried about how to tell Gu Qingqiu about her background and how to describe her father—you know, the probability of two betas giving birth to an omega is about the same as a comet hitting the earth, so her father must be an alpha.
Whether it's good or bad luck... because of the illness she was born with, Gu Qingqiu had to live as a beta, which also reduced Zhang Xin'ai's need to lie. Although Gu Qingqiu lacked the innate advantages of being an omega, perhaps she could live a peaceful and stable life.
Therefore, when Zhang Xin'ai learned that Gu Qingqiu was very close to an alpha classmate of high status, she was extremely anxious.
She was afraid that the two young and immature children might do something irreversible without knowing their limits, and she also knew that Gu Qingqiu was not worthy of such a family. She was afraid that Gu Qingqiu would be hurt like she had, so she could only give Gu Qingqiu a heads-up and remind her in advance.
Gu Qingqiu could easily understand her mother's implied meaning. But she had no choice; she had to complete her mission! She absolutely had to pursue this relationship!
Whether it was because she had been sweating and caught a chill from running with Ji Xingqiao all the way, or because her mother's words had made her overthink and unable to sleep, Gu Qingqiu suddenly developed a fever in the early hours of the morning.
Zhang Xin'ai wiped Gu Qingqiu's body several times with an ice towel and gave her fever-reducing medicine, but Gu Qingqiu was still sweating profusely, her eyelids trembling, and she was moaning in pain as if she were having a nightmare, showing no signs of getting better.
Zhang Xin'ai was heartbroken, but in the end she changed her clothes, carried Gu Qingqiu downstairs, hailed a taxi, and went to the emergency room.
After examining Gu Qingqiu, the doctor held the report, frowned, and remained silent.
Zhang Xin'ai was so nervous she was about to cry. "Doctor, how did my little girl suddenly become like this? She used to be very healthy! She could eat, drink, and jump around. How did she suddenly become so sick? Could it be... could it be that there was something wrong with the ingredients I prepared yesterday?" Thinking of this, a trace of regret flashed across Zhang Xin'ai's face.
"Madam, don't be nervous." The doctor quickly reassured her, "Your child is indeed like this because of a fever. The nurse has already started an IV drip, and the fever should break soon."
"That's good...that's good..." Zhang Xin'ai breathed a sigh of relief, slumping back in her chair. "Thank you, doctor...thank you..."
“However, there is another question I need your answer to.” The doctor put down the examination report in his hand, pushed up his glasses, and looked intently at Zhang Xin’ai. “Was your daughter’s gland abused or did something happen to her?”
"No..." Zhang Xin'ai's first reaction was to deny it immediately, but after meeting the doctor's sharp eyes, she suddenly thought of something and hurriedly added, "When Nannan was six years old, she had a hormone-blocking injection injected into her gland. Did something go wrong?"
The doctor's aggressive attitude turned into understanding: "Are there any treatment records?"
"Yes, yes, but at home..." Zhang Xin'ai nervously rubbed her hands.
"Then I'll trouble you to go home. The situation is a bit complicated." The doctor stood up. "Don't worry, we will arrange for someone to take good care of your daughter."
Since the doctor had put it that way, Zhang Xin'ai had no right to refuse. She immediately agreed, "Then thank you for your trouble, doctor. I'll go home and get it right away!"
To avoid an accident like today, Zhang Xin'ai had always carefully kept Gu Qingqiu's medical records in a safe, so she quickly found what the doctor needed and rushed back to the hospital.
The doctor took the slightly yellowed medical report, then looked at the physical examination report he had just given Gu Qingqiu, and said in a heavy tone, "Madam, your daughter's condition is somewhat complicated."
"Doctor... just tell me..." Zhang Xin'ai trembled, as if she was about to fall down at any moment.
The doctor sighed, "Your daughter... the gland-blocking hormones that were injected before have been metabolized by her body, so her glands have started to develop again."
Zhang Xin'ai looked confused, muttering to herself, "Glands redeveloping...?"
"Yes." The doctor's affirmative tone made Zhang Xin'ai's vision go black. "Gu Qingqiu's gland is beginning to develop as an omega gland."
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