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After lunch, Mu Zhuoqing was suddenly stopped by his little brother.
“Ge, our family’s corporation has accepted orders regarding medical supplies before right? I seem to remember you on a call about it.” Mu Feibai’s tone was solemn, “Are you still able to contact a skilled doctor in the field of Omega physiology?”
Mu Zhuoqing replied, “I have accepted orders regarding medical supplies, but those were regarding necessities for the military and not the hospital. If you want to find a skilled doctor, it’s better to ask Qi Zhefeng because he used to work in that field…”
As he spoke, Mu Zhuoqing suddenly reacted in shock, his expression taking a turn for the worse, “You’re inquiring after doctors in Omega physiology? Who are you asking on behalf of? You brat, did you cause some major trouble this time?”
“Well, now I want to cause some major troubles in your life.” Mu Feibai retorted through gritted teeth before storming upstairs.
He hurriedly returned to the Eagle Rider Club that afternoon.
Without wasting time putting his baggage in the dorms, Mu Feibai made a beeline for the infirmary and knocked open the door.
Qi Zhefeng was a little surprised to see Mu Feibai in the doorway. “Are you looking for me?”
Seeing that no one else was inside, Mu Feibai closed the door behind him and locked it.
Qi Zhefeng raised an eyebrow in curiosity as Mu Feibai clearly was not here due to any illnesses.
“Um, Qi-ge,” Mu Feibai gave deference to the other without any mental barriers when asking for help, “Do you know any very skilled doctors in the field of Omega physiology? Can you introduce some to me?”
After working in a public hospital for two years, Qi Zhefeng had seen many Alphas who didn’t want to take responsibility after getting an Omega pregnant. As such, his brain reflexively thought in that direction.
However, he quickly reacted and his expression turned a little complicated, “You… are you asking for Qiu Yu?”
The bottom of Mu Feibai’s ears turned a little red in embarrassment, “Ah, yeah.”
He pursed his lips and looked at Qi Zhefeng with solemn eyes, “I heard that the surgery he wants to do has some risk involved, so I wanted to, um, find the best doctors for him—best if there’s a professional team of medical practitioners and a full set of emergency equipment at the ready. Don’t worry, I have money so whatever Qiu Yu can’t afford, I’ll help fill in the gaps—as long as you’ll introduce someone to me.”
Qi Zhefeng’s line of sight fell on Mu Feibai’s face. After a while, when Mu Feibai felt a little discomfited by his stare, he asked, “Since you know the operation’s risky, why don’t you try to dissuade him from going through with it?”
Actually, even Mu Feibai himself didn’t know how to answer that question.
If it were possible for Qiu Yu to go without this surgery then he would, of course, not wish for Qiu Yu to take this risk. As of now, he didn’t want to try to dissuade Qiu Yu. But thoughts about the future, of Qiu Yu being pushed into the surgery room in a hospital gown, and of the scenes from his nightmare—he felt the urge to try and stop Qiu Yu from that decision.
Mu Feibai’s spirits lowered. “I… I don’t want to try to dissuade him for now. If he wishes to withdraw from the operations, that’s fine as well, of course, it’s up to him. But if he does wish to go through with it, I should do something to lower the probability of harm as much as possible… he might not have any connections or vast resources of money, but I do.”
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Another lengthy silence ensued.
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Mu Feibai’s lashes lowered, but he didn’t hesitate for long. He looked at Qi Zhefeng with a smile, “I’ve never been afraid of competition.”
But Qi Zhefeng didn’t let him off easily. “You’ve done so much for him—spending money, owning favours—are you really willing to let him go just like that?”
Mu Feibai replied, “I like him and I am willing to spend money and owe favours for him. Even if he doesn’t choose me, I… whatever unwillingness or reluctance I feel won’t count for anything, so long as he can live in good health and happiness.”
After quite some time, Qi Zhefeng retracted his gaze and walked to the other side of the desk, sitting back down in his chair.
“That surgery is now quite well-developed and isn’t considered high risk. Recovery from it is also quite good.” His tone had returned to its usual blandness, “The one I originally contacted is my mentor, who is one of the few experts in Omega physiology in the entire Star Alliance. A team has also been arranged for post-surgery recovery, so there is no need for you to interfere in this matter.”
However, Mu Feibai’s worries still weren’t assuaged. “Isn’t it said that there is a 5% fail rate? Isn’t that quite dangerous?”
As someone from the medical profession, Qi Zhefeng was angered into laughter by this sentence. “Who told you that? The actual fail rate for this surgery is less than one in a thousand. That dangerous-sounding 5% rate is basically all due to gland-removal surgery being a last resort for those who sustained injuries at the surgical site or those who weren’t of good health to begin with. Another possibility is if the patient unfortunately had another condition compounded with the surgery or if there was an accident during the healing process… Why else do you think there’s a mandatory one-year monitoring period?”
Even ten years ago, this surgery would only ever fail in underground clinics, not to mention a proper hospital with today’s technology.
If not for those unscrupulous politicians who intend to suppress Omegas’ voices and use them to stabilise birth rates, gland removal surgeries would not be this expensive, nor would there be any need to undergo assessments to receive a surgery permit.
Mu Feibai’s temper was dissipated by Qi Zhefeng’s scolding.
However, he didn’t forget to emphasise, “You have to choose the best medical team for him.”
Qi Zhefeng side-eyed him, “There’s no need for you to remind me.”
……
Details of the surgery were something to be further considered in the future. The most pressing matter as of this moment was preparing for the Star Alliance Cup. There were still two weeks before the games were to begin, so there was no time to slack off in training. Everyone lived by the schedule and even took one day out of their time to perform the cognitive exam.
The cognitive exam wasn’t difficult. Players only needed to log in to specific sites, both in reality and through the game cabin and complete a series of psychological evaluation questions. Psychologists will make a formal evaluation from these assessments and a final score will be determined.
The results were released soon after and all members of the Eagle Riders passed. The only thing was that Lu Cun, perhaps because he was stressed and trained too hard recently, barely scraped a pass. Coach He was worried about him and restrained him from training by himself after the night training sessions ended.
Lu Cun was quite anxious. He felt like the team would lose every time he played on-field, so it was definitely his fault. After being restricted from additional practice, his anxiety mounted further.
As Lu Cun’s master, Qiu Yu noticed this condition very quickly. Hence, he began to accompany Lu Cun to the gym every night, teaching him some stealth tactics and hand-to-hand combat skills.
However, although his physique was no longer as frail as when he initially arrived, Qiu Yu’s body still couldn’t keep up with that of a Beta in real-life combat. After trading some blows back and forth in instruction, his arms were already tingling and numb.
Seeing Qiu Yu shaking his arms, Lu Cun didn’t know what to do, “Master, I’m so sorry! I used too much strength… I should have controlled my strength better.”
Qiu Yu rubbed his wrist with a smile, “It’s fine, let’s continue.”
However, despite his assurances, Lu Cun still wasn’t willing to fight seriously and even restricted himself further.
Qiu Yu sighed under his breath.
This body really was too much of a hindrance—the biggest issue was still the glands.
He knew that even if he were to undergo the gland-removal surgery, his physique wouldn’t see any drastic improvements. His bone structure would remain this fragile and it would still be this hard to build up muscle; His lung capacity still wouldn’t be enough and it would still be this easy for fat to build up—all of these were determined by an Omega’s genes, so no matter how much he trained, he wouldn’t be able to build up an athletic physique like what he had in the previous world.
Hearing Qiu Yu sigh, Lu Cun pursed his lips and tried to talk in a lighthearted tone, “Master, I’m a little tired today, I’d like to take a break. As the coach said, it’s better to strike a balance between work and rest.”
Qiu Yu asked with a smile, “Then why don’t we chat for a bit?”
Lu Cun immediately nodded, “Sure!”
Hence, when Mu Feibai entered the gym in search of Qiu Yu, he was greeted by the scene of Qiu Yu and Lu Cun sitting side by side on the floor in animated chatter. Qiu Yu even had an arm around Lu Cun’s shoulder. The little one was so nervous his ears had turned beet red, yet Qiu Yu was somehow completely oblivious.
Neither of these two were usually people of many words, who knows what they’re discussing that unleashed the floodgates?
Mu Feibai coughed lightly and knocked on the doorframe, “It’s past twelve already, you guys still not sleeping?”
Qiu Yu glanced at him and retrieved his arm from Lu Cun’s shoulder. He stood up and ruffled Lu Cun’s hair before helping the other up. He even said with a smile, “Alright, go back and get a good night’s rest, don’t overthink so much.”
Lu Cun obediently hummed in assent and ran out of the gym holding his water bottle and towel.
Suddenly, he returned and said with a smile on his reddened face, “Good night, master!”
Qiu Yu placed his sports towel around his neck and walked towards the door,
Mu Feibai looked at that ginger-yellow towel; its knitted fabric slightly adhered to the thin layer of sweat on Qiu Yu’s skin, covering the majority of his nape. Only the tip of a light pink mark showed from under the edges of the towel, half-hidden yet still noticeable.
After returning from the League headquarters, Qiu Yu no longer wore high-necked clothing. Thus, this toothmark was no longer a secret in the battle team.
Even so, thinking of how Qiu Yu interacted with Lu Cun alone for so long while bearing his toothmark, Mu Feibai still felt a little strange on the inside. On one hand, he was glad that Qiu Yu didn’t hide it, meaning that he wasn’t afraid of others knowing what they once did. However, on the other hand, he felt quite stifled as he understood that Qiu Yu didn’t even put the temporary mark on his mind.
Or perhaps to him, that temporary mark was like the touch of lips during resuscitation—merely out of necessity. There was no need to develop any relationship beyond that.
Qiu Yu suddenly tilted his head, “What are you looking at me for?”
Mu Feibai put on a smile, “You’re very pretty to look at.”
And then he was very gladly on the receiving end of Qiu Yu’s eye roll.
“I was actually thinking of how difficult it is on you,” Mu Feibai perceptively changed the subject, “You’re physique is frail to begin with and you even need to guide others late into the night. I was worried it was too hard on you.”
“I’m not as weak as you think I am.” Qiu Yu smiled wryly.
Mu Feibai joked, “Well as far as I’m concerned, you’re considered weak and in need of protection unless you can beat me in a fight in reality, So, hurry upstairs to get some rest and don’t tire yourself out.”
Qiu Yu looked at him, deadpan, “You use the word ‘weak’ far too often in relation to myself for comfort. Wanna fight?”
Mu Feibai raised an eyebrow, “Better save your energy, you can’t best me.”
Qiu Yu had to acknowledge the truth in these words.
However, in a fight for his life, he had a 99% chance of winning against most Betas despite his lacking physique. Even when facing Alphas, there was a fifty-fifty chance of survival as long as pheromones weren’t released.
A shame that you can’t place lives on the line in real-life spars, so many of his tricks couldn’t be used. With such a restriction, he indeed could not win against Mu Feibai.
“Besides, I won’t fight you here in reality,” Mu Feibai chuckled, “I can’t bear to.”
“Tsk,” Qiu Yu was speechless, “Don’t act greasy.”
Mu Feibai’s tone when talking to him had become increasingly strange since the temporary mark.
After browsing the internet, Qiu Yu guessed that it was the residual scent of Mu Feibai on him that made him particularly attentive and intimate. Perhaps after a few days, when the scent completely dissipated, Mu Feibai would no longer be influenced.
tn: thanks for all your sweet comments, hope you’re enjoying the novel so far!!! I’m going travelling in my holidays soon, but I am aiming to maintain the current schedule and we’ll see if I manage to drop a couple of surprise chapters sometime hehehe
As always, Lu Cun is far too cute!! ><
happy holidays! have fun on your trip ☺️
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the update… Enjoy your holiday…That aside… there’s a slight typo on Mu Feibai’s name at the end (becomes Mu Feibia)
Good catch! Let me fix that TT (thanks for the wishes💙~)
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