“Does he not remember you at all?”
“No, he doesn’t.”
“He has no memory of you?”
“None.”
Chi Jiahan frowned and poked at his food with chopsticks, “Why?”
That year, when he learned that Lu Heyang had lost his memory, Chi Jiahan reacted strongly. He felt it was a pity because he knew Lu Heyang wasn’t playing around with Xu Ze. It made everything even worse—Xu Ze had finally gotten something good, only to have it taken away in the blink of an eye and be left with nothing.
But Xu Ze didn’t understand why Chi Jiahan felt sorry. No matter how it happened, it was only reasonable for him and Lu Heyang to break up.
The only regret that Xu Ze kept thinking about constantly over the years—if only Lu Heyang hadn’t gotten injured.
“Let’s eat,” Xu Ze said.
“Have the arrangements for your department’s health checkups come out? Are you in the hospital or the field?”
“I had surgery in the morning, so I didn’t have time to check the schedule.”
Chi Jiahan took a bite of his food, “I was assigned to the naval base and wanted to see if I’m with you.”
“I’ll check.” Xu Ze took out his phone and opened the list in the group chat. A few seconds later, his gaze froze.
Just by looking at his expression, it was clear what the result was. Chi Jiahan asked, “Air base?”
Xu Ze nodded. He turned off his phone and ate.
Chi Jiahan knew Xu Ze would never take the initiative to go to the Westside. But fate seemed keen on playing tricks on him.
“Ask the department. Don’t go if you can avoid it.” Chi Jiahan said, “If he really has forgotten everything, it won’t do you any good to meet him.”
Xu Ze lowered his eyes and remained silent.
“Director Zhou’s intention is to make fieldwork less demanding and he wants you to take a break.” The head nurse said, “You don’t know, but Professor Huang contacted Director Zhou after the risky rescue mission. He couldn’t blame you and had to remind Director Zhou not to send you as often for assistance in the future.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
That was always his answer as if nothing mattered. In the entire Military Medical University, Xu Ze had the highest number of frontline deployments during his undergraduate and master’s years. Everyone knew that Professor Huang Liling had high expectations for Xu Ze and hoped that he would stay at the school and focus on research. However, Xu Ze decided to remain in clinical practice and become a physician.
He didn’t come across as inflexible or harsh, but he was unwavering in his beliefs.
“It’s just two days anyway.” The head nurse used Xu Ze’s usual words to conclude, “It doesn’t matter.”
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The drive from the Westside to the base took quite a while. Upon entering the base, the director of the medical department came to meet them.
“This time the main task is to do checkups for the troops that arrived at the base with the Colonel, a total of 136 people. However, it’s challenging to get the officers together at once because they have daily meetings and training missions. We have to wait for them to come when they are free which might take a while. But at least everyone won’t be so exhausted.”
After placing their luggage in the temporary dormitory, everyone took their place in the medical department. Xu Ze was in charge of the pheromone extraction.
The soldiers came by individually or in small groups, and the frequency was irregular. With a light workload, everyone began chatting casually. Xu Ze spent his free time writing test reports on the computer.
“I haven’t seen the new colonel yet. I heard that he came to our hospital a few days ago?”
“He has been to the hematology department several times. Isn’t General Chen at the hospital? The last time, he happened to bring back Dr. Xu’s rescue team, right Dr. Xu?”
Xu Ze looked at the computer screen and nodded.
“Hey, don’t bother Dr. Xu while he’s writing a report… Sooo did you see him?”
“I saw him once.”
“What does he look like?”
“How should I put it? Anyway, those who haven’t seen him are losing out.”
“Is he married?”
“Should be.”
Xu Ze’s fingers suddenly curled up and he made a typo. He paused for two seconds before slowly reaching to press the delete key.
“How do you know?”
“Well, it’s normal. Bosses in the military and political circles would be on the lookout for an S-level alpha with such a background as soon as he stepped foot in the school. Besides, he doesn’t need too many matchmakers in his position. Even if he isn’t married, he must have a well-matched partner.”
“That makes sense… and he doesn’t seem to like being in the spotlight? With a personality like that, he’s likely keeping his marriage a secret.”
“Tsk, I wonder if we’ll get to see this legendary Colonel Lu in the next few days.”
“Forget about it. A senior officer of this level is regularly examined by military doctors in the military region. How could he wait until now? Stop fangirling.”
“You’re the one to talk!”
At noon, Xu Ze was the first to finish lunch. After notifying his colleagues, he went downstairs alone. The base was large and Xu Ze wasn’t sure which buildings he could enter, so he just walked aimlessly under the trees.
“Dr. Xu?”
Xu Ze turned around to see the lieutenant he had met twice before walking toward him. “So it’s really you. What a coincidence that you happened to be the one who came to the base for fieldwork.” The other party extended his hand, “Song Yuke.”
“Xu Ze.” Xu Ze shook his hand.
“Dr. Xu, where are you heading?”
“Just had lunch so I’m taking a stroll.”
“It’s too hot outside. The central building is over there and the lobby is open to visitors. You can go in and look around. It’ll be cooler inside.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Song Yuke led Xu Ze into the central building. The interior was large, resembling both a technology exhibition hall and an airport waiting area. Outside the ten-meter-high glass curtain wall was a huge hangar and an airport runway where fighter jets were constantly taking off and landing.
“All these aircraft types are open to the public.” Song Yuke said, “The Colonel is over there. He will take the pilots on a mission later.”
Before he pointed in the direction, Xu Ze’s eyes had already landed there. Lu Heyang was sitting on a bench, still in his training uniform, talking to an air traffic controller. After a while, Lu Heyang stood up and walked toward the elevator.
“Ah, there’s something I need to do. Dr. Xu, feel free to explore around. Ask the soldiers if you have any questions. If you’ll excuse me,” Song Yuke said as he turned off his communicator.
Xu Ze nodded, “Okay.”
After Song Yuke left, Xu Ze slowly crossed the hall to the wall and looked at the bench for a few seconds. Eventually, he went to the far end and sat down where Lu Heyang had sat not long ago.
The chair felt cold as if no one had ever sat on it. Xu Ze sat for a while before he heard a roar. He looked up and saw several fighter jets gliding through the sky, heading off into the distance.
As he watched the jets fly away, he reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. The wallet was thin and contained little cash; he usually used it for meal cards and transit passes. He opened it to reveal the first compartment which had a transparent slot with a photo inside.
The photo was of a flying fighter jet. It was taken from the ground and appeared blurry because of the distance.
That was four years ago. On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Union, a grand celebration was held in the capital. The city’s main square was buzzing with excitement. Xu Ze went to the square with his roommates, who were surprised he came.
“I saw on the news that there would be an air show by students from the Air Force Academy.” One roommate sighed, “Aiya, our peers are already flying fighter jets and earning military honors while we’re still shaking test tubes in the lab.”
“Seems like the latest fighter jet will be unveiled today? I wonder who the pilot is.”
“It’s the son of a big shot. I heard he’s been on missions abroad, and today he took the time to come back and fly a plane for everyone to see.”
Within minutes, a roar came from the distance, drowning out the buzzing crowd in the square. Eleven fighter jets zoomed in from the other end of the city and began to spiral and intertwine in pairs as they approached the square. The brand-new blue-black fighter jet led the formation like a leading goose, spraying golden smoke from its tail fin as it spun.
The sound of planes covered everything: the cheers from the crowd, the uplifting music, the commentary from the broadcast—nothing could be heard. Even though Xu Ze was being pushed around so much in the crowd that he was losing his balance, he continued to look up. When the fighter jet flew overhead, Xu Ze captured it with his phone.
Even after the planes passed, Xu Ze’s eyes followed that golden trail of clouds persistently and intently—they were so far away that nothing could be seen from the outside, but he knew who the alpha sitting in the cockpit was.
Lu Heyang was a hundred meters away in the sky, but Xu Ze thought this was the closest they had been in a long time.
He kept looking up until his neck ached. Even though Lu Heyang couldn’t hear or see, and didn’t even remember, Xu Ze still wanted to ask him: Are you free now?
You are free.
“Call it a day, we’re done.”
Around 10 pm, the last few soldiers finished their medical examinations, and everyone packed up and prepared to return to the dormitory.
“Remember to gather here at six tomorrow morning, we’ll be taking blood together on an empty stomach. The notice has already been sent out.”
“Got it.”
Just as the people were about to leave, a sergeant walked in and gave a military salute, “Colonel Lu just finished a meeting. He might not have time all day tomorrow. Which doctor can spare a moment to do a quick checkup for the Colonel now?”
It seemed inappropriate for an omega to go at this time. Among the only two alpha doctors, one was married with a child and was in a hurry to get back to his room to call his wife and daughter. Everyone looked at Xu Ze, who had just turned off his computer.
Xu Ze adjusted his glasses, still not fully aware. He heard the sergeant say, “Dr. Xu, we need your help.”
It was a situation he couldn’t refuse. Xu Ze picked up the medical kit and followed the sergeant. The car drove for twenty minutes and arrived at a building. The sergeant led Xu Ze to the door and scanned his face to open it. He then escorted Xu Ze to the elevator. After the fingerprint recognition, the elevator started and went up to the fourth floor.
“The Colonel’s apartment is this way.” As they exited the elevator, the sergeant walked to the right and said to Xu Ze, “I’ll wait downstairs and take you back to the dormitory later, Dr. Xu.”
“It’s not far. I’ll just walk back by myself.”
“Alright, if you have any questions, you can ask the soldiers on duty. Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Xu.”
“It’s nothing.”
The sergeant rang the doorbell outside the door. The display screen lit up, and the sergeant looked at it, “Colonel, the doctor is here for your checkup.”
Lu Heyang’s voice came from the speaker, sounding somewhat distant, as if from another room, “Wait a minute.”
“Then I’ll get going, Dr. Xu.”
Xu Ze nodded, wanting to say “okay,” but his throat seemed unable to make a sound. He suddenly wished that the sergeant would stay with him.
Naturally, the sergeant still left. Xu Ze watched as he entered the elevator. The apartment door opened as the elevator doors closed. Xu Ze was startled and turned around. Lu Heyang was standing inside. He wasn’t too surprised to see him, he simply paused and then smiled a little, “What a coincidence, Dr. Xu came to our base for fieldwork.”
He was only wearing training pants and his hair was partly wet. Maybe due to his bare upper body, there was a very primal and explicit sense of intimidation. Xu Ze held his breath, his entire body stiffened. Only after a few seconds did he say, “Right.”
“Come in then?” Lu Heyang asked politely.
Although it was obviously impractical to perform the examination at the doorway, Xu Ze failed to think about the reason behind Lu Heyang’s question. He nodded and answered, “Okay.”
Lu Heyang pushed the door further open and said to Xu Ze, “Dr. Xu, please come in.”
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Aww.. am so waiting. When will it happen? Start their relationship again.. miss them both
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Dr. Xu just short circuited 😵💫