Chapter 37 [VIP]
It is customary at the Alliance universities to administer a comprehensive exam in addition to the professional exams before the holidays. This exam covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to a holistic assessment of moral character, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor skills.
Within a short week, students had to undergo physical examinations, academic tests, practical exercises, and even squeeze in a dance party on the last night.
Students complained bitterly about the assessment, but the school had its own ideas and insisted on sticking to the rule for more than ten years.
Pei Xingzhi was fairly accepting of this, not because he was well-rounded, but because the school's requirements for Betas were not that strict. As long as he didn't make mistakes in his academic subjects, the school wouldn't say anything if he was a little lacking in other areas.
The requirements for Alphas are different. Alphas must pass the pheromone test stipulated by the school. If they fail, they will be expelled from the school. Expulsion is one thing, but more importantly, it's embarrassing to fail the pheromone test—what kind of Alpha is one who can't even pass the pheromone test?
Therefore, every year around this time, many Alphas choose to take the risk of using performance-enhancing drugs to pass the exam.
Pei Xingzhi didn't really understand this behavior. He had always thought that pheromone levels were innate; it turned out that one could defy fate through later efforts?
He asked Xie Nanyi his question, and Xie Nanyi tilted her head and tried to snuggle into his arms, but eventually gave up because she was too big.
"Why are you still concerned about other Alphas? Do you have any other Alphas around you?!" Xie Nanyi's focus was always so unique.
"You're crazy." Pei Xingzhi pushed his head away and glared at him, saying in a disdainful tone, "Having an Alpha like you by my side is already torturous enough."
"Is it really just me by Xiaozhi's side?" Xie Nanyi had only been pushed away for less than three seconds before he immediately clung back to him. Pei Xingzhi sighed and let him cling to him like a giant pendant.
"You'll be fine with the exam, right?" Pei Xingzhi's eyes flickered as he caught Xie Nanyi's arm around his, and he couldn't help but ask.
Xie Nanyi hadn't mentioned the engraving for a long time, so long that he had almost forgotten why Xie Nanyi had approached him in the first place.
"It's okay, I don't need to take that kind of exam." Xie Nanyi followed his gaze to the mark on her wrist, then held it up and waved it in front of Pei Xingzhi. "Xiao Zhi, do you want me to mark you?"
Pei Xingzhi glanced at him but did not answer.
"Okay, okay, Xiaozhi, you really are something, you won't even bother to give me a perfunctory reply." Xie Nanyi pretended to be dejected and leaned to one side, and mischievously bumped the computer in front of Pei Xingzhi aside.
A minute passed, and Xie Nanyi was practically rotting away on his own, but Pei Xingzhi still hadn't come over to comfort him.
"Pei Xiaozhi!"
"What's wrong with you again? I'm choosing my courses for next semester, can you be quiet for a bit?" Pei Xingzhi was startled by his sudden voice and instinctively threw the cushion next to him at him. Xie Nanyi was "severely hurt" and finally quieted down for a while, only coming closer again after Pei Xingzhi finished choosing his courses.
"Where are you going?" He had just moved closer when Pei Xingzhi closed his laptop and stood up, looking like he didn't want to be near him at all. Xie Nanyi immediately felt resentful and grabbed Pei Xingzhi's sleeve, refusing to let him go.
"Xie Nanyi! Are you really sick?! I need to go to the toilet! Go to the toilet!" Pei Xingzhi swore he had never met such a crazy person before he met Xie Nanyi.
He's a "cool" male god in public, but a super baby in private. He really, really wants to expose Xie Nanyi's current behavior online so that everyone can see his true colors.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Xie Nanyi reluctantly let go of Pei Xingzhi's clothes, and smoothed out the wrinkles he had made on the fabric.
Pei Xingzhi gave a wry smile. He was just going to the restroom; he wasn't abandoning his wife and children to run away to another place.
Xie Nanyi's methods of revenge are so vicious! At most, he only got the benefit of sharing a dormitory with him! Although the matter of the engraving is no longer mentioned, it's regrettable that Xie Nanyi has switched to a different method, slowly boiling the frog. If Pei Xingzhi hadn't remained clear-headed at all times, he might have really succumbed to Xie Nanyi's charm.
He's just an ordinary Beta, why should he suffer like this?
Having finally gained a moment of free time, Pei Xingzhi frowned and opened his brother's chat window to take another look.
More than a month has passed, and there is still no news from him. Even if it is a mission, it doesn't need to take this long. Pei Xingzhi bit his lip, no matter how he thought about it, it seemed like something unexpected had happened.
He subtly inquired with his parents, but even they didn't know where his brother had gone. When Pei Xingzhi brought it up, they couldn't help but ask a few more questions, urging him to tell them any information he had.
Pei Xingzhi had no information, but in order not to worry them, he could only make up a location and say that his brother had gone there to carry out a mission, and that he could not keep in touch because the signal was too bad.
Although the credibility was very low, Pei Xingzhi really had no other choice.
Is there any way to let him know what mission his brother went on?
Pei Xingzhi leaned against the sink, scrolling through his contacts. After looking around, it seemed that he didn't have anyone in his circle of friends who could talk to the military.
"This is so annoying!" More uneasy than calm, Pei Xingzhi slammed the communicator aside in frustration.
"Xiao Zhi? Did you fall?" Perhaps because he had made too much noise, Xie Nanyi was drawn over by his voice and gently knocked on the door.
"No, I'm fine." Pei Xingzhi quickly washed his face, pushed open the door and went out. The moment he saw Xie Nanyi, he suddenly remembered something.
Isn't Xie Nanyi just one of his "connections"?
"Xie Nanyi, what does your father do for a living?" Pei Xingzhi looked at Xie Nanyi with shining eyes. The person with the most powerful background in his life was probably Xie Nanyi. Although he didn't want to trouble Xie Nanyi, he needed to know if his brother was safe first in this emergency.
"My dad?" Xie Nanyi frowned noticeably when she heard those two words. "My dad is my dad."
"No, what I mean is, do you know anyone in the military, preferably someone with a high rank, and even better if they're someone you know well and easy to talk to!" Pei Xingzhi was annoyed that his brain had suddenly gone sluggish at this moment. He shook Xie Nanyi's shoulder and bluntly stated his purpose.
"Why are you asking this?" Xie Nanyi grabbed his arm and pulled him into her arms. "Xiao Zhi, do you want to join the military?"
"No, I want to ask where my brother went."
"Your brother?"
"Well, my brother has been out of contact for over a month. Could you help me find him? You're the only person I can ask for help." Pei Xingzhi rarely acted coquettishly towards Xie Nanyi, but now that Pei Xingzhi was holding him, Xie Nanyi felt a little flattered.
"Your brother is missing? What does that have to do with the military?" Although he had investigated Pei Xingzhi's brother, he hadn't asked anyone to do anything. Pei Xingzhi's brother's accident should have nothing to do with him.
“My brother went on a mission and I haven’t heard from him since. He’s never been out of contact for this long before. I’m really afraid something has happened to him!”
"No problem, no problem, don't worry." Xie Nanyi patted Pei Xingzhi on the back while silently making plans in her mind.
Perhaps he really needs to learn more about Pei Xingzhi's family members.
However, the most important thing right now is to conceal the mark on Pei Xingzhi's body.
The comprehensive exam is held before the professional exam. After completing the general tests, Alphas and Omegas will take pheromone tests, while Pei Xingzhi and the other Betas will wait in the lounge.
Pei Xingzhi sat in the lounge, sipping his drink and watching the Alphas and Omegas enter with anxious expressions. Only at times like this could he reap the gender benefits of being a Beta.
The pheromone test took a long time, and Pei Xingzhi was getting drowsy while waiting in the lounge. In his hazy state, he suddenly heard someone call them to go to another room together.
He was woken up by a classmate next to him and followed him to the other side.
"What are they going to do?" Pei Xingzhi hadn't been paying attention, so before they went inside, he patted the student in front of him and asked where they were going.
"We need to check the engraving."
"Imprint?" Because of Xie Nanyi, Pei Xingzhi now had PTSD from those two words. He chuckled awkwardly and licked his lips with mixed feelings. "Why do we need to check the imprint?"
"It seems like they're checking compatibility with Alphas and Omegas. But you'd be lucky to find one out of a hundred Betas with that. I don't know what the point of doing this is, it's just a waste of my time." The Beta in front of me was clearly quite resentful about this, and as soon as he spoke, several other voices around him echoed his sentiments.
Pei Xingzhi gave a sheepish laugh and dared not speak again.
He reasonably suspected that this was a test arranged by Xie Nanyi! Otherwise, why wasn't this item included before?
Despite his dissatisfaction with the school's arrangements, Pei Xingzhi still had to undergo the testing. He followed the person in front of him into the room, which was divided into three cubicles, each containing testing equipment.
Pei Xingzhi was soon in line. He glanced guiltily at the doctor and slowly rolled up his sleeves.
"Do I need to have my blood drawn again? I'm a little scared." Whether it was because this doctor was skilled or because there was a shortage of staff, there was only one doctor in his cubicle. Pei Xingzhi watched his back as he turned to get the syringe and asked hesitantly.
"A medical student afraid of blood draws?" The doctor waved the syringe in the air at him. Pei Xingzhi felt the doctor's voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was. He covered his eyes and stretched out his arm as if going to his death.
"They don't use a syringe to draw blood, you've brought such a big syringe, how can I not be scared? Hurry up and draw my blood, I'm going to faint if you wait any longer."
"If you're so scared, how will you ever become a doctor?" the doctor asked, stroking his arm in a teasing tone.
"It's not like I wanted to be a doctor..." Pei Xingzhi pouted and muttered softly. The moment the doctor touched him, he pulled his arm back, but the doctor quickly pulled him back and pressed him to the spot, unable to move.
What did you just say?
"It's nothing, you go ahead and smoke, I'm really scared."
"Are you that scared?" The doctor's fingers circled on Pei Xingzhi's arm, but the pain Pei Xingzhi had imagined never came. He endured his fear and slowly opened his eyes.
"Why aren't you drawing blood?" The doctor in front of him had one hand on his arm, while the other was empty, clearly not someone who was going to draw blood. "What are you doing? Do I need to do other tests? Isn't drawing blood enough? Why do I need to do anything else?"
"Pfft." The doctor chuckled and looked down, then quickly looked up, adjusted his glasses, and said seriously, "I can tell you're very nervous. This state might affect the test results. Let's do another test first, and then draw blood after you've calmed down."
As the doctor spoke, he got up and led him to the other bed.
“Pei… classmate, come here and lie down here.”
Pei Xingzhi looked at him with a puzzled expression, but still lay down as he was told.
"Take off your clothes."
"Hmm?" Pei Xingzhi crossed his arms and looked at him warily. "What are you going to do!"
"I need to check your...appearance first."
"Appearance?" Pei Xingzhi keenly noticed his strange choice of words and gave him a wary look.
"Well... I need to check your body for any marks, so I need you to take off your clothes." The doctor noticed the inappropriateness of his wording and adjusted his glasses to explain.
"How much should I strip?" Pei Xingzhi shrank back, feeling like a lamb to the slaughter.
"The more you take off your clothes, the better."
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