"so what?"
Alpha stopped and looked at him: "So did I scare you last night? Squeezing a bottle and emitting pheromones late at night, and even asking for your contact information. I looked like a scoundrel."
“You look like that now.” Qin Chu glanced at him.
Levy was taken aback, then lowered his head and laughed.
He chuckled to himself for a while before looking up at Qin Chu and saying, "The apology is sincere."
The alpha looked apologetic, and even Yu Xi's slightly arrogant smile faded a little, making him appear very serious.
Qin Chu suddenly thought of Qin Rui again.
Although Qin Rui liked to act coquettishly, she was always tolerant of him.
At that time, he didn't let Qin Rui laugh for no reason. Qin Rui only asked a couple of questions, and when he couldn't find out the reason, he said, "Yes, yes, brother, you're right."
His thoughts wandered for a moment, but suddenly, Qin Chu heard someone call out a name from his memory.
"Qin Rui! Brother Rui, you're so lucky with the ladies!"
Across half the sports field, a military academy student was waving in their direction.
The alpha beside him had already turned his head away, his back to Qin Chu, so his expression was not visible.
Qin Chu was stunned when he first heard this title.
He instinctively reached out and grabbed Levi's arm, asking, "What's your name, Levi, or Qin Rui?"
However, the alpha who had been gentle suddenly turned sharp.
He pulled his hand away from Qin Chu's and, without answering Qin Chu's question, said only, "I have something to take care of."
As he spoke, he crushed the milk carton in his hand, slammed it into the trash can, and then strode toward the military academy students in the stadium.
Qin Chu stood there for a moment before continuing to walk towards the studio.
He set up his easel, sat in front of the canvas, and stood there for a long time, but didn't pick up a brush.
After a while, he asked Noah to review all the information about His Highness the Crown Prince that the Cabinet had previously provided, especially the name section.
Very good, they are all middle names made up of royal surnames and the names of famous emperors, without the character "Levy".
After sitting in front of the canvas for a while, Qin Chu still felt that the name was too coincidental.
They look alike, have similar personalities, and even have similar names.
Unable to resist bringing up Noah again, Qin Chu continued, "Can you find out if this person is related to Qin... or the mission target?"
Noah paused for a moment, then whispered, "Sir, I've never been able to figure this out. You're the one who can..."
Qin Chu thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a conclusion: "You've been 'roommates' with him for so long, and you still can't tell the difference?"
"To put it nicely, they're my roommates; to put it bluntly, they're kidnapping me..." Noah said, feeling wronged.
Seeing that Qin Chu was really struggling with this issue, he could only try to comfort him: "Before we chose this small world, we did not detect His Highness the Crown Prince's mental fluctuations in this world. Statistically speaking, the possibility of encountering him is very small."
“But don’t forget, he gave you the coordinates of this world.” Qin Chu analyzed very calmly, “So if he wants to come, he can come very easily.”
“That’s not wrong, then… that must be it?” Noah said.
"No," Qin Chu immediately retorted, mixing an extremely dark paint and splattering it directly onto the canvas. "He's different from the people I've met before. He's not like..."
So what?
Qin Chu couldn't say it.
My first meeting with Zhao Yuan could be attributed to unfamiliarity.
But every time they encountered this mission target afterward, whether it was K, Qi Xuan, or even Lin Xiang and Ti Rong, they were like thorns growing from the abyss. No matter how respectable they were, there was always a kind of oppressive heaviness about them.
This same heavy feeling was also seen in Qin Rui, but that was only when Qin Rui was very young.
Later, Qin Rui grew up and lived earnestly like an ordinary teenager, even imagining what the future would hold. The sunlight seemed to stream in, and the lingering heaviness gradually disappeared.
So when Qin Chu first met Levi, he thought that perhaps if Qin Rui were a few years older, he would be just like this person.
"You only mentioned examples before Qin Rui appeared, so... what about the emperor? What is your opinion of the emperor, sir?" Noah suddenly spoke up.
Qin Chu stopped drawing and painting.
He instinctively retorted, "This person's reaction doesn't seem fake. I've already asked Qin Rui, so he has no need to pretend anymore."
“What if he has amnesia?” Noah thought for a moment, becoming more and more certain. “Sir, don’t forget that he severed his consciousness in the last world, which will have very serious aftereffects.”
"so?"
"So why don't you just ask him yourself!"
Levi truly lived up to his reputation as a prominent figure in the military academy. Qin Chu had only walked with him once in the morning, and by evening, rumors were already circulating in the teaching building.
Qin Chu was speechless at this phenomenon and did not go home as usual that night.
He bypassed the stadium, slipped through the gaps between each building, and painstakingly carved out a path from the art studio to the dormitory.
Noah understood deeply what it meant to say, "There was no road in the world, but as more people walk on it, it becomes a road."
He said helplessly, "Sir, if I may be so blunt, your behavior is called cowardice."
Let alone asking in person, they actually went to such lengths to avoid one person!
No one but Qin Chu has such perseverance.
Qin Chu showed no embarrassment at being teased; he remained remarkably calm.
"This world involves too much human consciousness, so failure is not an option. I won't give him the chance to cause trouble. His current state of having no memory is the best outcome."
If he has no memory of it and it has nothing to do with him, then he won't cause any trouble or lead to any other messy situations.
Qin Chu made up his mind and for several days he traveled alone along the path he had created.
He gets up early and goes home late, with clear goals every day. He even eats all three meals in his studio, which reduces a lot of extra troubles and allows him to focus on his tasks.
The next morning, Levi went to buy breakfast near Omega's dormitory again.
After buying breakfast, he stood on the only road leading to the art studio and waited for a while.
He left a bit abruptly yesterday, and now he wants to come over and explain.
Unfortunately, he didn't see the person he was waiting for until all the other Omegas had come downstairs.
Another day passed, and Levi clocked in as usual.
I even adjusted my time to arrive earlier, but I still couldn't find anyone there.
He's been hanging around the Omega dorms a lot lately, and one of his classmates noticed something was off and came over to tease him: "Who's got your eye on?"
Levi smiled but didn't say anything, and started eating the other breakfast in his hand.
In the evenings, Levi would play basketball as usual.
There were just as many cheering people around the basketball court, except for one Omega wearing a mask who was secretly watching him.
Having escaped the noise of the stadium and the pervasive hormones in the training base, Qin Chu's mood calmed down once again.
Having practiced in the studio for so long, Qin Chu had already mastered most of the basic painting skills. If he were to paint that pot lid now, the result would probably be much better, and he wouldn't get the "back to basics" evaluation again.
At this point, the theme for the second stage of the competition was also announced.
Surprisingly, this time the theme had no specific criteria, only a simple word—human.
Qin Chu studied it for a long time, initially thinking it was going to be some kind of in-depth analysis of human nature, but after seeing the follow-up requirements, he realized he was overthinking it.
He seriously overestimated the integrity of the competition organizers.
In this base where the ultimate goal is to foster friendship, all activities are geared towards interaction between art students and military academy students.
The theme of this competition segment was quite simple and straightforward: all art students were asked to choose a military academy student as their model and source of inspiration, and then create other works based on that.
Seemingly feeling that their goal wasn't clear enough, they added a ps: all models are volunteers and unpaid, so please have the artist provide the models with three meals a day during their work.
They're practically blatantly asking people out on dates.
The news caused a stir among the students at the entire base.
According to Qin Chu's observation, in order to have more time each day to discuss which model to choose, the average wake-up time in the entire Omega dormitory building has become much earlier.
More and more military academy students were "passing by" the Omega dormitory building.
In the discussions among those around him, Levy was a name that was frequently mentioned. Along with this name, there were often suppressed screams.
Without even logging into the competition system, Qin Chu could tell from the frequency with which this name was mentioned that a group of Omegas were about to fight.
Before they could even start fighting, Qin Chu was approached by someone.
Looking at the several Omegas waiting in front of his studio, Qin Chu was a little confused.
He glanced around, then stared at Ross, the only one he recognized, and asked, "Is there something you need?"
The Omegas exchanged glances, and Ross was the first to speak, asking with a smile, "Senior, have you selected your model for this time?"
"No."
Ross then asked, "So, senior, would you choose Levy?"
Upon hearing the name, Qin Chu's mood cooled for a moment: "I won't choose it."
As he was saying this, he opened the door to the studio and was about to go in, but Ross stopped him again.
Ross beamed with delight: "Oh, that's great! Since you're not choosing Levi, how about we have him?"
This sounded really strange. Qin Chu looked at him and said, "What do you mean by 'allowing' or 'not allowing'? What does his business have to do with me?"
Ross seemed oblivious to Qin Chu's cold tone, maintaining his innocent demeanor: "We heard that you met with Levi a few days ago. Since you're not choosing Levi, could you give me his contact information?"
Qin Chu was somewhat annoyed and immediately told the guest to leave: "No."
As he spoke, he went into the art studio.
Just before the door closed, Ross's voice came again: "So you and Levi aren't close... Well, that makes sense, after all, you're just an Omega without pheromones. You mustn't feel inferior..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu opened the door again.
He leaned against the doorframe, looking at the group of Omegas outside whose minds were filled with nothing but pheromones, and said indifferently, "Yes, I don't know him."
Just as the group of Omegas were showing a hint of smugness, Qin Chu, as if emphasizing that he wasn't familiar with Levi, went on to state the facts: "He just asked me, an Omega without pheromones, for my contact information, and then waited for me in front of my dorm in the morning before taking me to the art studio."
Everyone: "..."