Chapter 129 Where are his glands?
Days passed, and the graduate school admission notices arrived. Mu Yan had a strong undergraduate background, a high GPA, and work experience at a major company, so he received admission notices from almost all the well-known universities.
Mu Yan and Xie Chen discussed and decided on a school. Mu Yan was quite interested in that major, and the school had a high ranking.
Xie Chen helped him complete the procedures for deferring his enrollment for a year. In Country A, it is quite common to postpone enrollment or work after graduating from undergraduate or high school and take a year off first.
That way, after Mu Yan gives birth, she can rest for a while to recover her health and have time to go on vacation or travel.
Xie Chen was still a little worried and took him to see a psychologist every month, fearing that something might happen to him again.
When Mu Yan re-administered the scale, his anxiety symptoms had lessened considerably. The only thing that was still a little worrying was that he always smelled rust in the air.
The psychologist said it was olfactory hallucination, a manifestation of anxiety. However, his scale test results showed that other aspects were fine, indicating that he probably had anxiety, but to a mild degree.
However, ever since psychology was invented, it has been proven that all adults experience anxiety to varying degrees, so there's no need to take it too seriously.
The only thing that worried Xie Chen was that Mu Yan didn't seem to think it was a hallucination. He asked him or the housekeeper several times seriously if there was anything rusty, or if the housekeeper had cut her hand while chopping vegetables.
The aunt showed him her intact hand, and Mu Yan then asked Xie Chen if he had secretly gone back to do a mission in the army and that's why he got injured.
Xie Chen was both amused and exasperated. He had been retired for so long, and even if he wanted to go back, how could he just go back whenever he wanted?
The doctor said there was no need to worry too much, so Xie Chen didn't want to bring it up repeatedly in front of Mu Yan, lest he become more and more anxious. Sometimes when Mu Yan said he smelled rust, he would go find a pot or something and have Mu Yan watch him throw it away.
In any case, Mu Yan's mood improved slightly, and she was no longer so resistant to going out.
Because of his personality, Mu Yan is not an extroverted person and it's impossible for him to be out having fun every day. However, as long as he is willing to go out for a walk or walk the dog, and occasionally go shopping with Xie Chen, Xie Chen basically has no other requirements for him.
Looking back, Mu Yan herself couldn't understand why she cried so hard that day because of a code error and a slight curve in her lower abdomen, and even got angry with Xie Chen.
That's too pretentious; even he himself finds it a bit inexplicable.
One day after dinner, he apologized to Xie Chen for what happened that day. Xie Chen was stunned for a long time before asking him why he was apologizing.
Mu Yan whispered, "Because I got angry with you that day."
Xie Chen was amused by him and asked when he had gotten angry with him, as he couldn't remember.
Mu Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing that he must have been teasing him.
"I yelled at you that day too, do I need to apologize to you?"
Mu Yan shook his head. Xie Chen reached out and pinched his cheeks, smiled gently, and then got up to change the pheromone extract in the pheromone diffuser.
Shang Qiyue had just visited not long ago, but he still comes every week to deliver pheromone extract.
Every time he came, he would deliberately choose to come during mealtime, as if waiting for Mu Yan and Xie Chen to ask him to stay for a meal out of basic politeness.
However, Xie Chen showed no basic courtesy to him and didn't care about this at all. Mu Yan was even less willing to see him. Since they didn't speak up, Shang Qiyue had no choice but to see Mu Yan once and then leave silently.
Sometimes Mu Yan would get up late and he would arrive early, and if he didn't see Mu Yan, he would leave without saying anything.
As the baby grew older, Mu Yan became increasingly sleepy, and even Shang Qiyue's pheromones couldn't soothe her.
Sometimes his stomach would feel bloated, as if it was sinking down. Sometimes he couldn't sleep at night, so Xie Chen would sit by his bedside and gently massage his stomach. Later, Mu Yan was worried that his hands would get tired, so after discussing it, he lay down behind Mu Yan, reached out from his waist, wrapped his arms around Mu Yan, and gently massaged his stomach.
Sometimes he would sleep in Mu Yan's room like this, and it was then that he realized that Mu Yan actually didn't sleep very well. He would have nightmares in the middle of the night, and mutter crying, saying things like "No, save me."
Xie Chen would hug him even tighter and tell him that his brother was there and that he shouldn't be afraid.
Mu Yan sometimes wakes up and sometimes he doesn't. When he does wake up, he's a little embarrassed. Xie Chen will pat him and talk to him for a while, helping him forget the nightmare before going back to sleep.
When the child was six months old, Mu Yan had already chosen a name for him, whether it was a boy or a girl, it would be Mu Zhiyao.
This is his own child. After the child was born, he had no further relationship with Shang Qiyue.
Xie Chen was actually a bit superstitious in this regard. He suggested that Mu Yan should choose a few more names, and after the child was born, take the birth dates to a fortune teller he knew to see which name would be more suitable.
Mu Yan smiled, then came up with a few more names, and asked him why he was so particular about these things now, since he had never believed in them before.
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and stared at Mu Yan for a while, but did not answer immediately.
After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said that if taking this extra step could make the child's life smoother, then it wouldn't hurt to believe it occasionally.
His gaze made Mu Yan feel a little...uncomfortable. He could roughly guess what Xie Chen was thinking, but he didn't actually need Xie Chen's guilt or pity.
Xie Chen probably felt that Mu Yan's life was a bit bumpy, and if he had calculated it back then, maybe things would have been better.
Mu Yan didn't think his name or fate was bad. The fact that he was able to get into a university in City A from the countryside already made him luckier than many kids who stayed in the countryside their whole lives. The fact that his mother's illness could be cured made him luckier than many of his fellow patients who had sick family members.
Even if someone should feel guilty or sorry for him, it shouldn't be Xie Chen. Xie Chen has already been very, very good to him.
The baby is more active than other babies, and the fetal movements become more frequent as the pregnancy progresses. Mu Yan thinks this probably means the baby has a lot of energy, which is a good thing.
It's unclear when exactly, but Shang Qiyue started personally delivering pheromones less and less often.
When he doesn't come, his assistant usually comes instead. Mu Yan recognizes that assistant; he used to be Shang Qiyue's second assistant when Mu Yan was by his side. He only became Mu Yan's personal assistant after Luo Cheng's accident.
Mu Yan thought that so much time had passed, and he had been cold and sarcastic towards Shang Qiyue. Even if Shang Qiyue was willing to be nice to him, he probably wouldn't want to continue like this.
With such excellent qualities—family background, looks, and personality—and now that he's recovered from his illness, many noble omegas should be willing to marry him.
In fact, Mu Yan no longer harbored deep resentment towards Shang Qiyue, especially after Shang Qiyue personally dealt with Shang Hongsheng. The marking that day was something Shang Qiyue had already done with Mu Yan's tacit consent. It was Shang Hongsheng who had deceived and used Mu Yan. In reality, Shang Qiyue... was completely unaware of it.
Mu Yan hoped that Shang Qi would stay as far away from her as possible, preferably never to see him again in this life, but she also hoped that he would be safe and healthy and live well in another corner of the world.
When he was going through his most difficult time, Shang Qiyue saved his mother's life and helped him through the crisis. He also helped his brother get a dignified job and helped him deal with his gambling father.
Many things that happened later were probably not his intention. Mu Yan knew that Shang Qiyue was not a bad person; he just wanted Shang Qiyue to stay away from him.
It's all good that Shang Qiyue has come to his senses now.
When the child was over eight months old, Shang Qiyue still didn't come in person. When his assistant came to deliver pheromones to Mu Yan, he also brought several large boxes of maternity and baby supplies.
He made thorough preparations, thinking of almost everything, and each item was quite valuable, although Xie Chen and Mu Yan had also prepared most of these things.
Mu Yan wanted him to take the things back, but she felt there were too many and was worried about how to explain it to her assistant. Xie Chen patted Mu Yan's hand and said, "Keep them here. There's plenty of space at home."
He smiled politely at his assistant and said that Mr. Shang had worked hard during this time, and that sending pheromones once more would be enough.
The assistant nodded in agreement. The last time Shang Qiyue personally delivered the pheromones, it was six days later that Mu Yan's due date arrived.
Mu Yan was extremely sleepy during that period, but for some reason, he woke up very early that morning.
Xie Chen opened the door for Shang Qiyue, and Mu Yan also went over, wanting to say a few last words to him.
He wanted to tell Shang Qiyue that it was his own negligence that caused him to miss the optimal time for an abortion, and that she would not be responsible for the child or for him in the future.
Thank you for giving me pheromones during this time. From now on... let's not see each other again.
When Mu Yan reached the door, Xie Chen had already taken the small bottle containing pheromones from Shang Qiyue's hand. Shang Qiyue, who was about to leave, stopped almost immediately upon seeing him.
Mu Yan wondered if it was just his imagination, but Shang Qiyue seemed even thinner than when they last met. His black short-sleeved shirt made his face look very pale. Shang Qiyue usually dressed up carefully, but today he was dressed very simply. Only his hair looked like it had been trimmed a lot. The wolf tail at the back of his neck was almost the same length as when Mu Yan last saw him.
"Why did you come out?" Shang Qiyue was slightly taken aback when he saw him come out. "Be careful..."
"Make sure you get plenty of sleep these next few days, and avoid eating too many sweets and oily foods... If you get hand cramps, remember to drink some milk..."
Shang Qiyue seemed to have a lot to say to Mu Yan, and dared not pause for too long. After finishing one topic, he quickly started the next sentence.
Almost without warning, Mu Yan, who had been listening to him with his eyes down, suddenly took a step forward. Shang Qiyue instinctively wanted to step back, but he was afraid that Mu Yan would miss and fall, so he could only hesitate and stand still without making any move.
The wolf tail on the back of the neck was lifted by Mu Yan's warm fingers, revealing a long and hideous scar where the glands had been.
scar.......
Mu Yan's breathing became rapid.
Why is there such a long scar?
He doesn't have glands, so where did the pheromones he gave himself for those months come from?
Why does the room smell of rust...?
Is that really... the smell of rust?
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