Chapter 43
Noah was both amused and exasperated: "No cheating. Tell me, what do you want?"
Su Yue hesitated for a long time, as if she had mustered up a great deal of courage: "...I, I won't wear women's clothes."
Noah was taken aback: "What?"
Su Yue's cheeks flushed red: "Absolutely not!" The experience of being bullied and forced to wear women's clothing left a deep shadow in his heart.
Even if Noah's love shone like sunshine, it couldn't immediately dispel the gloom. Even if it wasn't bullying, but rather wearing it for love... he couldn't do that now.
He didn't know how Claire had done it; perhaps Claire had never had that experience. In any case, he couldn't do it.
Noah's eyes were still filled with confusion, completely unaware of what plot had been filled in by Su Yue's little head, but seeing that his face was red with anxiety, he immediately comforted him gently: "No, we won't wear them. It's up to you whether you wear them or not, do whatever you want."
Su Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The golden sunset painted the sky into a magnificent picture, with the clouds shifting and changing, shimmering with a rainbow-like luster. The sunset light fell on Noah's face, making his already handsome features even more profound and captivating.
Su Yue mustered her courage and was about to offer a kiss—
Just then, Noah's miniature communicator rang. It was a call from Chief Snow.
Su Yue awkwardly let go of his hand, and Noah clicked his tongue: "You came at just the right time."
Noah connected to the communication, and a virtual screen unfolded in mid-air.
Upon seeing that familiar face on the screen, Su Yue exclaimed, "Dr. Snow?!"
Chief Snow was slightly taken aback when he saw Su Yue standing side by side with Noah. He muttered to himself, "Very efficient," and then gave Su Yue a friendly smile: "Su Yue, hello. It seems Noah has already told you? Let me reintroduce myself. My surname is Lin, and my given name is Snow. In Weiming Town, I am a family doctor; in the Crystal Clan, I am the chief scientist of the Research Association and one of the permanent directors of the Management Committee. Everyone calls me Chief Snow."
Su Yue was much calmer this time and greeted him again: "Chief Snow".
Snow looked at Noah and said affirmatively, "You did a great job on the V4 mission. I was worried that your Black Mist ability was too much for you and wanted to give you a full check-up. However," he glanced at Su Yue, who was standing close to Noah, "since Su Yue is here with you, this check-up seems unnecessary."
He paused, his expression turning serious as he looked at Su Yue: "Su Yue, I'm entrusting Noah to you. Please make sure he is completely purified."
"Yes!" Su Yue answered without hesitation, as if it were his duty.
Snow was about to end the call when he suddenly remembered something. His gaze lingered on Su Yue for a moment before turning to Noah: "As a scientist, I have an obligation to remind you, and also to give you some basic information: Su Yue is intersex. If you... don't plan to have children right away, remember to take precautions."
Noah nodded calmly: "I know."
Su Yue's eyes widened as if struck by lightning: "!!!"
Did he hear that right? Dr. Snow—no, Chief Snow—said he was…intersex?
He is a clone of Claire, which means Claire is also a clone?
"Chief Snow, I don't understand!" Su Yue couldn't help but shout at the screen, "You've never mentioned it when you did my annual physical exam!"
Chief Snow adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes sharp: "You have two reproductive systems, as does Claire. The only difference is that you outwardly appear male, while Claire outwardly appears female. Should we pull up the ultrasound image of your uterus?"
Su Yue was so shocked he was terrified: "W-what?" His...what image?
Could it be... that Claire isn't a cross-dresser, but a real woman?!
Chief Snow continued, “Intersex individuals are a minority among modern humans. To help you better integrate into society and reduce unnecessary trouble, I've taken the liberty of keeping this a secret for you. The relevant examination images are only stored in the Crystal Database; they aren't recorded in regular hospitals. Would you like to see the uterine ultrasound images?”
"No...no need!" Su Yue covered her face, feeling her cheeks burning hot.
Noah gently patted his shoulder in comfort.
Chief Snow reacted quickly, a glint in his eyes behind his glasses: "Have you already... 'done it'? And there's a result?"
Su Yue cried out anxiously, "No! We don't have any!"
Noah: "..."
Chief Snow glanced at the two of them, the topic unconsciously veerging off course: "Hmm? Not yet? Noah, you're really patient." I was just praising your efficiency, looks like it was all for nothing.
Noah snorted: "You interrupted me just as we were about to begin." He and Chief Snow were old acquaintances, and they were adept at passing the buck to each other, but this time he unusually reflected on himself, "...I was also at fault, I was too slow, I need to improve."
Su Yue took a step back in alarm: "W-Where did you go wrong? What do you need to improve?"
Noah put his arm around his waist, pulled him back to his side, and whispered in his ear, his breath warm: "I'll tell you slowly in a bit."
The voice seemed to be laced with a drug, and Su Yue suddenly felt weak all over and unable to muster any strength.
Snow, the chief analyst, couldn't stand it anymore.
He was just trying to be helpful and provide some basic information out of a sense of duty, but he was forced to accept this "dog food" (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection). "If you two have nothing else, I'll hang up now."
Noah and Su Yue were staring at each other, too preoccupied to notice anything else.
Chief Snow shook his head and gave a final word of advice: "Remember, use contraception!"
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