Chapter 68#

World 3: Everything You Snatch Is What I Don’t Want#

Qin Qing asked Ren Zehuai to take off his clothes and enter the restoration pod.

Ren Zehuai deliberately walked around in front of Qin Qing with his upper body bare, his muscular chest shaking a few times, like a beast in heat.

996 was so angry that its teeth itched. It extended the sharp claws in its paws and said viciously, “Keep shaking! If you shake again, this cat will cut off your little cherry!”

Unfortunately, Ren Zehuai couldn’t hear it and continued to wantonly release his hormones.

Qin Qing lowered his eyes to mix the restoration fluid, his snow-white cheeks already flushed crimson. This was all from holding his breath.

Seeing his “shy” appearance, Ren Zehuai smiled with satisfaction before lying into the restoration pod.

Qin Qing injected the restoration fluid and nutrient solution into the pod.

The next second, Ren Zehuai let out a miserable scream, pounding the pod door with both hands, like a wild wolf trapped in a cage unable to break free. He was in pain all over—skin, bones, internal organs, as if they were being crushed inch by inch.

This unbearable pain was all caused by the restoration fluid Qin Qing had personally mixed.

Qin Qing stood outside the pod door, calmly watching Ren Zehuai struggle in intense agony, then waved his hand, signaling the other not to make a fuss.

For a moment, Ren Zehuai was convinced Qin Qing wanted to kill him.

Qin Qing, neither blushing shyly nor smiling, looked truly like a cold-blooded killer. However, the next second, a cool sensation spread from his broken ribs, alleviating the severe pain.

The restoration fluid Qin Qing mixed could indeed heal wounds, but its effect was too fierce, which was why it caused such pain.

“Bear with it, it will pass. This is the best medicine.” Ren Zehuai saw Qin Qing’s mouth shape through the thick pod door.

So he dismissed all suspicions and closed his eyes helplessly.

“Is this really the best medicine?” 996 jumped onto Qin Qing’s lab bench and asked in a whisper.

Qin Qing picked up a test tube to check the chemical agent inside and said nonchalantly, “Guess.”

996 looked him up and down and snorted, “You are the Flower of Evil; you wouldn’t be that kind-hearted.”

Qin Qing chuckled softly and said lazily, “You ask even though you know.”

996 felt relieved, then jumped off the lab bench and ran to the military canteen to steal canned food.

A young boy with slightly curly hair and a round face walked into the infirmary. Seeing Ren Zehuai lying in the restoration pod in a deep sleep, he couldn’t help but curl his lip, revealing a look of disgust.

His name was Su Su. He was Qin Qing’s colleague and also an Omega. His glands were also underdeveloped, and his pheromones were very faint, which was why he was allowed to work in the army full of Alphas.

He walked to the restoration pod, pressed a button, and turned the transparent pod door into opaque black, blocking Ren Zehuai’s annoying face.

“Qin Qing, initially, I was very supportive of you pursuing Ren Zehuai.”

Su Su walked to Qin Qing’s side, carefully poked his head over, and blinked his big eyes. “But now I’m very worried about you. I asked around for you; this Ren Zehuai is not a good person. He plays very wild outside, and who knows how many Omegas and Betas he’s dating at the same time. He’s also very violent and even hits Omegas. Qin Qing, you’d better not be with him.”

Su Su gently tugged at Qin Qing’s sleeve and said with extreme concern, “Qin Qing, you are so good. In the future, you will definitely find someone very excellent who loves you very much. Don’t be with Ren Zehuai, okay?”

Qin Qing lowered his eyes and looked at the cute boy who was half a head shorter than him.

The boy’s pheromones were very faint, smelling of sweet caramel condensed milk, exactly like his personality.

He was one of the few people in this world who genuinely cared about Qin Qing.

“Mm, I know what I’m doing, don’t worry.” Qin Qing put down the test tube and rubbed Su Su’s soft, curly hair.

Su Su was still not at ease, pouting his small mouth unhappily, and said many more bad things about Ren Zehuai.

Their immediate superior, Yan Yufei, stepped into the infirmary at this moment.

Seeing Su Su pouting and muttering there, looking very cute, his eyes darkened. After walking over, he imperceptibly took a deep sniff of Su Su’s caramel condensed milk scent, his thin lips pressed into a cold straight line.

He wanted to smile but forced himself to be stricter. Every time he saw Su Su, he would have such a reaction; one day he would lose control.

Glancing at Su Su tugging at Qin Qing’s sleeve, relying on the other like a child, he immediately looked over, his gaze very sharp.

Su Su stuck out his tongue, hurriedly let go of Qin Qing’s sleeve, and stood in the corner with his hands against his trouser seams like a primary school student.

“Qin Qing, your new formula has passed the review. The Academy of Sciences will strongly support your project. Send me a copy of the proposal later.” Yan Yufei said coldly, then beckoned to Su Su in the corner: “Come here, your paper was rejected again. I’ll tell you where it needs modification.”

Su Su’s face turned pale, and he walked over as if mourning his parents.

The two sat in the farthest corner of the infirmary and began a conversation over a paper. Su Su was petite and cute, with a lively personality, while Yan Yufei was tall, handsome, steady, and wise. Su Su occasionally blushed, blinked his big eyes, and smiled shyly at Yan Yufei. Yan Yufei pretended to be indifferent, but in reality, the tenderness in his eyes was about to melt.

Qin Qing observed the two with interest, murmuring to himself, “Is there no love without pheromones?”

Pausing for a moment, he slowly answered himself, “Love without pheromones is true love.”

A satisfied smile floated in his clear, deep eyes.

Just then, two people walked in through the door. The tall one was silent, while the petite one was chattering incessantly, the voice sounding sweet but actually carrying a bit of affectation.

“Commander, are you injured?” Qin Qing looked up and asked with concern.

He completely ignored Qin Gantang who came along.

“I was injured. Bozhou was worried about me, so he came along.” Qin Gantang said while hugging Yin Bozhou’s arm, trying to pretend to be an intimate couple.

Yin Bozhou took a step forward, avoiding his embrace. His pitch-black eyes glanced over coldly, issuing a warning, then moved away indifferently.

He didn’t need to make any expression or say half a sentence to ruthlessly tear off Qin Gantang’s face.

What intimate couple, what romantic contract of guarding and being guarded? No, they were less than strangers.

Qin Qing turned his head away, hooked his lips, and gave a short laugh.

After laughing, he turned his head back, his slender fingertips gently scratching the tip of his perky nose, and said with absolutely no sincerity, “Sorry, my nose is a bit itchy, I wasn’t laughing at you.”

However, the meaning of this sentence was clearly—Yes, I was laughing at you.

Qin Gantang was so angry that his fingertips were trembling, but he couldn’t say anything.

Yin Bozhou looked at Qin Qing intently.

Qin Qing didn’t hide his mischievous little thoughts at all. The action of scratching his nose was like some cute small animal. Was it a squirrel or a hamster? Yin Bozhou couldn’t remember clearly.

His pitch-black eye color was slowly lightening because there was a tiny figure flickering inside like starlight.

Qin Gantang barely swallowed this breath, put on a aggrieved expression, and looked at Yin Bozhou with tears in his eyes, looking like he was about to cry. However, Yin Bozhou didn’t look at him at all, nor would he care if he was aggrieved.

The breath he swallowed suddenly turned into a thorn, stabbing fiercely into Qin Gantang’s heart. He remembered his real purpose for coming to the infirmary, so he turned his head to look for Ren Zehuai.

That person wasn’t there; only a pitch-black restoration pod was placed in the middle of the infirmary. Presumably, Ren Zehuai had already lain inside. The restoration fluid contained sedatives, so the other party must be sleeping soundly. This sleep would probably last four or five hours before he woke up.

Realizing that now was not a good time to hook up with Ren Zehuai, Qin Gantang couldn’t help but lose interest. But he soon discovered Yan Yufei in the corner. Before a surprised smile could spread, his face immediately darkened.

Why was Su Su here too? This little bitch!

Qin Gantang sent a message using his optical computer, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.

After the message was received by the other party, he walked quickly towards Yan Yufei, hugged the handsome man with a pounce, pressed his cheek against the other’s cheek, and rubbed back and forth.

Seeing the two hugging intimately, inseparable like conjoined twins, thin tears welled up in Su Su’s big eyes. But he held back his sadness and forced himself to show a decent smile.

Yan Yufei let Qin Gantang hug him, his expression very gentle, but his eyes were cold.

Did he really like Qin Gantang? No, he didn’t.

Qin Qing shook his head, feeling sad for this man.

“Clearly he doesn’t like him, why pretend to like him?” He murmured to himself.

“To survive.” Yin Bozhou said in a low voice.

Unknowingly, he had walked to Qin Qing’s side, looking down at the many test tubes on the lab bench, then reached out, seeming to want to pick one of them up.

Qin Qing immediately grabbed his hand and stopped him: “Don’t move, it will explode!”

Yin Bozhou was stunned and didn’t struggle. He still held his arm suspended, making the gesture of taking, allowing Qin Qing’s slender, slightly cool hand to hold his hot, large hand.

He actually didn’t want to touch the test tube; he just wanted to pick up Ren Zehuai’s medical report to take a look. He was a soldier; he couldn’t possibly not know even this rule. However, for some reason, he didn’t explain.

If he explained, Qin Qing would let go of his hand.

“This, this, this, none can be touched randomly, very dangerous.” Qin Qing held Yin Bozhou’s large hand with one hand and pointed at several test tubes on the table with the other, his expression extremely serious.

When he was nervous or afraid, his eyelashes would tremble uncontrollably, like silk tree flowers teased by the wind on a branch.

That was a kind of pale pink, fluffy flower with petals like feathers.

Before this, Yin Bozhou never knew he would observe a person to such a detailed degree. He was a weapon; his duty was to destroy. If war became inevitable, everything in the world was his target for destruction.

But at this moment, he had completely forgotten his duty. He, who should have been invincible, was observing two gently trembling eyelashes with a soft mood.

“Since you know these agents are dangerous, why touch them? Are there no robots in the infirmary?” Yin Bozhou asked in a deep voice, his long eyebrows locked tightly together.

He was a weapon, yet absurdly, he began to fear danger.

“I am a professional; I know how to operate to avoid danger. Only agents mixed by one’s own hands have a soul; you don’t understand.” Qin Qing let go of Yin Bozhou’s large hand and instead gently pushed his broad, solid chest: “You are a layman, stand a bit further away.”

Yin Bozhou was the Empire’s most powerful weapon, able to withstand particle cannon bombardment with just his physical body. The word “retreat” had never existed in his dictionary.

However, now, Qin Qing’s soft palm was just a light touch, bringing a push like a gentle breeze, and he actually obediently stepped back.

He stood a few steps away, looking unblinkingly at this person who could easily make him compromise.

His blood was slowly heating up, as if he had smelled the scent of 100% compatible pheromones. Yet he knew very clearly that there was nothing in the air but the smell of medicine.

Qin Qing put on goggles and reached out to pick up the most dangerous test tube.

Yin Bozhou secretly clenched his fists, fine sweat oozing from the tip of his nose.

He was a weapon, yet because of worry and fear, he sweated the sweat that only humans secrete. This was really strange.

“Qin Qing—” He spoke deeply, wanting to interrupt the operation, but a group of people in police uniforms suddenly rushed into the infirmary.

Qin Qing took off his goggles and turned to look.

The group of police officers rushed up, handcuffed Su Su without a word, and escorted him out.

Su Su had no idea what was happening and kept asking for the reason. One of the police officers said they received a report that Su Su used an anonymous social media account to post remarks about marrying Yan Yufei and deliberately approached Yan Yufei in reality, suspected of undermining the guardian alliance between Yan Yufei and Qin Gantang, and needed to go to the police station for investigation.

Su Su was instantly dumbfounded, his pale little face slowly turning bright red.

Yan Yufei looked at Su Su in surprise, then frowned, appearing very unhappy.

But Qin Qing keenly noticed that his thin lips were curving up, then quickly pursed straight; this was an expression of suppressing surprise and joy.

“Qin Gantang, did you report me?” Su Su shouted angrily.

Qin Gantang sneered: “Do you dare to do it but not admit it? Undermining the alliance is a crime! I not only want to report you, I also want to beat you!” He raised his arm and wanted to slap Su Su hard twice.

Yan Yufei stopped Qin Gantang and asked the police officers: “It’s just posting some bad remarks; it shouldn’t be serious, right?”

Hearing Yan Yufei say his confession was “bad remarks,” Su Su blinked, and suddenly tears flowed. The person he liked seemed to not want his affection at all.

“Just going to the police station for verbal education, not serious.” The police officers were still quite respectful to Yan Yufei.

Qin Gantang hid behind Yan Yufei and smiled sinisterly, but when he poked his head out, he pretended to be aggrieved again.

Qin Qing could only see Qin Gantang’s back, not his expression. However, intuition told him that he absolutely could not let the police take Su Su away at this time.

“Wait a minute, if it’s just verbal education, it can be done here in our military department; you can’t take him away!” Qin Qing stepped forward to block them.

“Who are you?” Several police officers looked at his rank, their tone carrying contempt.

Just a military doctor, yet he dared to interfere with the Police Department’s business.

Yin Bozhou said in a deep voice: “This is the Central Military Department. Did you get my permission to take my people away?”

The police officers hurriedly lowered their heads and said tremblingly: “But the higher-ups ordered us to bring the person back by all means. This is the arrest warrant, Commander, please take a look. If we don’t take the person away, we can’t report back. It’s just verbal education for one hour, which is already a very light punishment. We guarantee to send the person back safely in one hour.”

The police officers handed over an official document, their attitude of arrogance before and humility afterwards was very ridiculous.

Yin Bozhou did not take the arrest warrant but looked at these people with cold eyes. These people held the arrest warrant with both hands, maintaining a bowing posture, not daring to move at all.

The scene was deadlocked.

Su Su didn’t want to make things difficult for the Commander and Qin Qing, so he said with a pale face: “It’s okay, I’ll go with them.”

Yan Yufei also said from the side: “Su Su, go with them, nothing will happen.”

Being willing to go with the police himself was one thing; Yan Yufei disregarding his safety and ordering him to go was another. Su Su slowly turned his head and looked deeply at Yan Yufei with tear-soaked eyes.

This look held endless sorrow and quietly emerging despair.

This look made Yan Yufei’s heart beat wildly, almost suffocating.

When Yan Yufei couldn’t hold on any longer and was about to protect Su Su in front of Qin Gantang, Su Su walked out without looking back.

Qin Qing chased after him to stop him, but Su Su cried and shook his head, signaling him not to interfere. This punishment might be a timely alarm bell, telling him not to hope for things he couldn’t have.

He accepted the punishment, and thus erased the extravagant hope. After returning, he would be a brand new Su Su, a Su Su who no longer loved Yan Yufei.

Qin Qing suddenly understood Su Su’s feelings, so he stood still.

Yin Bozhou looked at Qin Qing seriously, confirming that he had given up the idea of keeping Su Su, before taking the arrest warrant to examine it carefully.

The arrest warrant was indeed issued by the Police Department, but it was signed with Constant’s name. He was the Crown Prince of the Empire. With his authorization, no wonder the police dared to interfere with the military. However, the arrest warrant also stated that it was only verbal education, so there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

Su Su left. When boarding the police car, he fell hard and broke his forehead.

Qin Qing was too far away to help him, so he could only watch with pity.

Su Su poked his head out of the car window to say goodbye to Qin Qing, his face stained with blood, but he also showed a relieved smile. He kept waving to Qin Qing, but never looked at Yan Yufei standing aside again.

The police car rose into the high sky and became a small black dot on the horizon.

Qin Qing looked up at that black dot, anxiety surging in his heart.

Qin Gantang also walked out of the infirmary and mocked leisurely at the sky: “If you do something wrong, you have to accept punishment. Who told him to covet my Alpha.”

When saying this, he didn’t notice what a chilling gaze Yan Yufei was using to look at him.

Qin Qing hooked his lips and let out a short and contemptuous sneer.

Qin Gantang knew why he could still smile, because he was different from Su Su. He wouldn’t covet his Alpha. He felt that his own Alpha was the most excellent, not inferior to Yin Bozhou or Yan Yufei at all.

Every Omega envied Qin Gantang, except Qin Qing.

Every Omega wanted to snatch Qin Gantang’s Alpha, except Qin Qing.

Since childhood, Qin Qing could always get everything he wanted effortlessly.

Qin Gantang turned to look at Qin Qing, no longer hiding his distortion and jealousy.

Qin Qing was also looking at Qin Gantang, but condescendingly and indifferently.

He put his hands in his pockets, assumed a lazy posture, then slowly leaned forward and whispered slowly: “Qin Gantang, do you know? I, ah, never care for your things.”

He hooked his lips and smiled very comfortably and relaxedly.

Yes, he didn’t care! He had fallen in love with Ren Zehuai, so all the Alphas in the world became worthless in his eyes.

Qin Gantang’s unscrupulous act of forcibly occupying Yan Yufei was just a joke in his eyes.

Good! Very good! Do you like Ren Zehuai that much already? Then I will definitely snatch him over! Qin Gantang raised his chin and returned a vicious smile to Qin Qing.

The brothers tore their faces and declared war in silence.

Qin Qing returned to the infirmary to continue mixing agents. Qin Gantang left with the absent-minded Yan Yufei.

Yin Bozhou was still waiting in the infirmary, scanning the test tubes on the table one by one with the scanner of his optical computer.

“Dangerous item, please note! Dangerous item, please note…” The scanner kept emitting alarm sounds, making his thick eyebrows frown tightly.

He, who didn’t even blink when dismantling huge amounts of explosives with his bare hands, was now sweating a lot.

“I want to increase the budget for the infirmary. I hope you use all the extra money to buy robot assistants.” He turned off the scanner and said extremely seriously.

Qin Qing lowered his head, hiding his instantly blooming happy smile. Of course, he knew why Yin Bozhou said such things.

He wanted robot assistants to undertake this dangerous work to avoid explosions affecting Qin Qing’s life. He was very worried about Qin Qing’s safety.

“Okay, Commander.” Qin Qing did not refuse this concern hidden under a cold appearance.

The two stood silently, unable to find any topic other than official business. After all, before this, they were just strangers.

Awkward atmosphere spread quietly. Except for fighting, nothing existed in Yin Bozhou’s mind. Bubbles, silk flowers, clouds, south wind, clear streams, and other wonderful words all emerged from the depths of his memory for no reason after knowing Qin Qing.

Seeing Qin Qing would remind him of these overly soft words; this was the most natural thing.

Yin Bozhou searched around in his brain, couldn’t find a topic that might interest Qin Qing, so he had to put on his military cap and walk towards the door.

Qin Qing took a few steps forward, ran in front of him, supported the door frame with both hands, and blocked the way.

“Commander, don’t go yet. Stay and do a spiritual power test. I want to see your health condition.” Qin Qing looked up at Yin Bozhou, his eyes overflowing with deep worry.

This worry was within his duty, but also had something more than duty.

Yin Bozhou’s blood began to heat up again. Then he shook his head coldly and refused the request: “I’m fine, no need for a checkup.”

“No, you must have a checkup.” Qin Qing’s hands still supported the door frames on both sides, blocking the way out with his body.

Yin Bozhou only needed to reach out and pull him gently to make him stumble out of the way. This was a very easy thing.

But Yin Bozhou made no move.

He stood quietly at the door, lowering his eyes to look at Qin Qing’s bewitchingly beautiful face.

Qin Qing’s thin and long eyebrows were slightly frowned, his pitch-black eyes full of concern, his thin lips pursed tight, his chin slightly raised, appearing very stubborn. This stubborn expression was actually better looking than his smiling appearance.

So Yin Bozhou looked unblinkingly like this, never thinking of pushing Qin Qing away and leaving forcibly.

“I don’t accept the checkup.” He said the refusal again, but without any action.

As long as he was willing, he could easily escape from this little military doctor’s hands.

But he was unwilling.

The light shone from behind him, making his tall figure completely envelope Qin Qing. He was so tough, while Qin Qing was so fragile.

“If you don’t accept the checkup, don’t even think about leaving.”

Fragile Qin Qing only needed to extend his thin arms and block symbolically to make the tough Yin Bozhou stop completely.

996 ran back to the infirmary with a soy-braised pig trotter in its mouth. Seeing the two blocking the door, it couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

“Are you playing some game?” It didn’t want to crawl into the room from under their crotches, so it had to squat on the open ground outside.

Qin Qing didn’t answer but raised his face, looking at Yin Bozhou unwaveringly.

Yin Bozhou looked over with lowered eyes and an indifferent expression, neither moving nor speaking. If no one disturbed them, he could keep looking forever; this was something more addictive to him than war.

After a stalemate of about two or three minutes, Qin Qing proposed: “Commander, how about we have a contest. Whoever blinks first loses. The loser has to agree to a request from the winner. And my request is that you must stay for a spiritual power checkup.”

Yin Bozhou didn’t think he would lose, so he nodded and agreed. Looking at Qin Qing intently, this was not a contest, it was a reward.

The two began the contest, staring at each other.

996 shook its head and sneered while gnawing on the pig trotter: “Tch, childish!”

Qin Qing looked up and gazed at Yin Bozhou.

This extremely handsome face bore all the traces he was once most familiar with. These deep and unfathomable eyes, even if mixed with a trace of unfamiliarity, had never lost the warmest light. These thin and beautiful lips, even if rigid and serious, unaccustomed to showing smiles, would always utter words that seemed cold but were actually gentle.

Time and space were changing, the world was changing, but the person he loved seemed to never change.

Watery light trembled and overflowed in Qin Qing’s eyes, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve up slightly. Looking at this face, he was moved to tears, yet happy enough to laugh.

The most unhideable secret in the world is love.

Qin Qing could feel that he was about to be unable to hide it.

He curved his moist eyes, curled his slightly red thin lips, and revealed a smile of deep attachment.

Yin Bozhou’s pupils contracted sharply for a moment. At this moment, the smile Qin Qing revealed was something he had never seen before.

Qin Qing seemed a bit sad, yet also seemed very cheerful. He wanted to bloom, but also wanted to hide quietly, like a small orchid blooming in the deepest grass, with the wind blowing the surrounding grass blades, letting it peek out secretly.

Walking alone in the wilderness, suddenly seeing such a small flower, one’s heart would also soften, wanting only to hold it in one’s hands and gently sniff its fragrance.

Before, Yin Bozhou thought Qin Qing’s stubborn expression was better looking than his smile. But now, he felt that this warm and soft smile was the best looking.

His blood was getting hotter and hotter, as if affected by the strongest, 100% compatible pheromones. This influence was fatal!

But there were no pheromones in the infirmary.

When hot sweat broke out on the tip of Yin Bozhou’s nose and he felt he was about to lose control, Qin Qing suddenly chuckled low and said softly: “Sorry Commander, I must win.”

After speaking, he stood on tiptoe and blew a breath at Yin Bozhou’s sweaty handsome face.

The airflow wrapped in a thick and sweet fragrance drilled into the tip of Yin Bozhou’s nose, teasing his eyelashes, making him blink uncontrollably.

He lost.

His blood boiled like lava, his heart beat wildly like a volcano about to erupt, and an inexplicable dizziness struck, forcing him to support the door frame to block the double loss of control of his body and spiritual power.

It turned out that without pheromones, an Alpha could also burn so passionately for an Omega.

Is this secret known only to him?