TOPGA 35

Chapter 35: Your Omega Isn’t the Only One Who Needs to Be Cherished

“I’m fine.” Shen Mu let Song Xiangnan hold his hand. Seeing Song Xiangnan’s condition, he knew that Song Xiangnan was already fine.

“What’s the temperature?” Su Bei examined Shen Mu’s complexion and asked.

“It was 39.1 degrees earlier,” he answered. Gu Jun went to get the thermometer, preparing to measure Shen Mu’s temperature again.

“Isn’t Dr. Su busy? Why did he come so quickly?” Shen Mu wasn’t very pleased that Su Bei arrived so quickly and disrupted the ambiguous atmosphere between him and Gu Jun.

“I’m busy?” Su Bei seemed caught off guard by Shen Mu’s question and looked at Gu Jun in astonishment. “You told him about this kind of thing? Isn’t this my privacy?”

At this moment, Gu Jun happened to bring over the thermometer. He said indifferently, “We’re not interested in your privacy.”

“Rest assured, Dr. Su,” Shen Mu continued, “I only know that you’re doing something unimportant. I don’t know anything else.”

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Shen Mu immediately understood what Su Bei was implying. He couldn’t help but internally complain—Su Bei was overthinking things. His general was straightforward and paid great attention to their boundaries. Under his considerable efforts, their relationship was “progressing steadily” rather than “rushing in blindly.”

Just earlier, he simply wanted to take advantage of the situation to act spoiled and have Gu Jun sit on the bed and hold him. But Gu Jun dodged away faster than a rabbit.

“Alpha pheromones?” However, Gu Jun clearly interpreted it differently: “Are you saying that Shen Mu’s fever was caused by those Alphas who were releasing pheromones indiscriminately?”

Gu Jun’s expression turned colder and more somber.

Shen Mu and Su Bei both facepalmed. This situation was quite a mess.

Those low-level Alphas’ seducing  pheromones couldn’t have possibly affected Shen Mu to the point of having a fever.

“Well, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if I should say it.” Su Bei, while wanting to make those detestable Alphas pay a heavy price, still wanted to clarify this matter with Gu Jun.

“Then let’s not say it,” Gu Jun said, holding the Omega’s hand. Likely due to feeling unwell, there was a thin layer of cold sweat in the palm of the Omega’s hand, which made Gu Jun feel quite distressed. He immediately decided that tomorrow he would personally visit the police station to “check on” those Alphas, making them understand the severe consequences of releasing pheromones in public.

“Oh, alright then. You two rest early.” Since Gu Jun said so, Su Bei also reluctantly acquiesced. He wouldn’t tell him that his Omega’s pheromones were S-class and would not be affected by such low-quality pheromones to this extent.

“Yeah,” Gu Jun responded calmly and began rummaging through the medicine cabinet at home.

Su Bei initially intended to leave with Song Xiangnan. He was eager to hold his fragrant and soft Omega. However, when he reached the doorway, he noticed Shen Mu’s still pale complexion, and his feelings of remorse surged uncontrollably.

Taking a deep breath, he said, “Shen Mu, I’m sorry.”

“What?” Su Bei’s sudden apology bewildered Shen Mu.

“If I hadn’t asked you to attend tonight’s gathering, you probably wouldn’t have had a fever,” Su Bei sighed, speaking seriously. “But I don’t regret it. If you hadn’t been there tonight, then Nan Nan…”

At that time, Shen Mu had just extracted a considerable amount of pheromones and was physically weak and in need of rest. If he hadn’t been through that ordeal, he probably wouldn’t have had a fever.

However, Shen Mu didn’t take this matter to heart and didn’t think Su Bei had done anything wrong. He casually responded, “Alright, stop being so verbose.”

“You let him attend tonight’s gathering?” Gu Jun’s actions of searching for medicine stopped, and he looked at Su Bei with a deep gaze.

Shen Mu’s lack of concern didn’t mean that Gu Jun wasn’t concerned either.

“Ah… yeah,” Su Bei scratched his head. “Actually, he wasn’t feeling too well even before the gathering. Initially, he didn’t plan on going. But I was more worried about Nan Nan, so I asked him to go.”

Hearing this, Gu Jun stood up and walked towards Su Bei step by step. His voice was heavy. “So, you knowingly let him go to a bar when he wasn’t feeling well. You’re worried about your Omega; why didn’t you look after him yourself?”

“We had a disagreement at that time,” Su Bei softly defended himself.

There was no expression on Gu Jun’s face, but Su Bei keenly felt that he was angry.

He had known Gu Jun for many years. While Gu Jun usually had a cold temperament, he rarely got angry with him. Most of the time, Gu Jun didn’t really care about things and wasn’t interested in petty matters.

At this point, Gu Jun was quite angry, and his aura made Su Bei instinctively take a step back. Song Xiangnan had already taken refuge behind Su Bei, inwardly marveling, “Oh my, I didn’t expect General Gu’s presence to be so intimidating.”

“Brother,” noticing the situation, Shen Mu, who had been lying on the couch due to the fever, stood up and quickly walked to Gu Jun’s side. He gently tugged on Gu Jun’s sleeve and whispered, “Don’t mind anymore, okay? I really am fine.”

Fine? Gu Jun really wanted Shen Mu to look in the mirror and see how haggard his own face was at the moment.

Gu Jun remained silent for a couple of seconds, struggling to control his temper. His expression eventually cleared, and he looked at Su Bei, saying, “It was my bad attitude just now; I apologize. But Su Bei, it’s not just your Omega that needs to be cherished.”

“I understand,” Su Bei responded solemnly. “I won’t let it happen again.”

He knew what Gu Jun was upset about. In this situation, he could have gone to find his own Omega, but he had let Shen Mu go instead because of such a trivial reason as “they had an argument.” This was completely different from when Shen Mu helped out when there was no other choice. Shen Mu’s fever could have been entirely avoided.

“Yeah,” Gu Jun responded, and then Su Bei, along with Song Xiangnan, took the shuttle and left.

Gu Jun and Shen Mu returned to the room.

Although Shen Mu considered himself to be past the age of being fed medicine, Gu Jun apparently didn’t think so.

Gu Jun carefully reviewed the dosage and precautions of the medicine, then prepared to feed them to Shen Mu one by one.

Shen Mu, who had never been treated like this since he could remember, felt a bit flustered. He subconsciously held onto Gu Jun’s wrist and softly said, “I’m an adult; I can take them myself.”

“Oh, so our little grown-up is an adult now?” Gu Jun found Shen Mu’s behavior cute. What does being an adult or not have to do with anything? He simply felt that his Omega wasn’t feeling well and needed proper care.

Gu Jun blew gently on the slightly warm medicine to cool it down and spoke softly, “But there’s no rule that says adults have to take their own medicine, right?”

“Well… there’s no such rule.” Shen Mu lowered his head slightly, feeling like Gu Jun had playfully teased him again.

“Yeah, that settles it then.” Gu Jun made sure the temperature was just right before beginning to feed Shen Mu the medicine.

Perhaps the medicine was too bitter, as a slight blush appeared on Shen Mu’s face as he drank it.

After placing the medicine bowl down, Gu Jun quickly poured some water for Shen Mu and couldn’t help but sigh, “Is your face blushing from the bitterness?”

No way! This Alpha’s nerves are sometimes unbelievably dense. Although he’s generally considerate, there are certain things that he’s just…

Shen Mu finished the glass of water in his cup and remained silent.

Perhaps due to today’s exhaustion or maybe because the medicine contained a sleep-inducing component, Shen Mu lay down on the bed and quickly felt drowsy.

With only a wall lamp left on in the room, its warm yellow light casts a cozy glow.

Gu Jun was worried about his Omega having a high fever alone, but he was also concerned that getting too close might disrupt Shen Mu’s rest. So, he quietly sat in a chair beside the desk without making a sound.

Shen Mu soon entered dreamland, but due to his uncomfortable physical condition, he occasionally furrowed his brow in his sleep.

Watching this, Gu Jun wished to hold him in his arms and comfort him. However, he continued to sit quietly in the chair, checking Shen Mu’s temperature every hour with the utmost discretion.

When he woke up the next day, Shen Mu’s temperature had dropped to 38.5 degrees Celsius. Although Gu Jun didn’t consider this an appropriate temperature for taking exams, Shen Mu insisted on going. Nonetheless, Gu Jun drove him to school.

Despite being unwell, Shen Mu took his exams for a few days and ended up receiving the privilege of being personally picked up and dropped off by Gu Jun.

After completing all the subjects, his several days of low fever finally subsided. Starting this afternoon, various majors at University A began to go on break one by one.

Gu Jun had made plans to take Shen Mu out after his exams were over. They agreed to meet at the school gate this afternoon.

Students at University A came from different star regions, and many hadn’t been home for a whole semester due to the distance. So, many students hurriedly returned to their dorms to pack their belongings as soon as they finished their exams.

Naturally, Shen Mu was one of them. However, he wasn’t in a hurry to return to his home in the Second Star Region. He was eager to go on a date with Gu Jun.

In recent days, there have been several snowfalls. On this day, the afternoon was unexpectedly sunny.

Though the temperature was still over minus twenty degrees Celsius, it was relatively warmer than before.

The gentle sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on the pathways of the university. Shen Mu briskly walked towards the school gate, dragging his suitcase. A restrained smile graced his handsome face. He recognized that figure even when he was dozens of meters away from the gate.

Shen Mu waved at Gu Jun from a distance, then quickened his pace. Eventually, he even started jogging.

The wheels of his suitcase spun rapidly, emitting a cheerful “gulu gulu” sound as they scraped against the ground.