"...What's wrong?" Qin Chu asked.
The Omegas started explaining to him, "Eating too fast will make you fat!"
"Chewing too hard will make your face wider!"
Qin Chu: "...?"
That's a really unexpected flaw.
Seeing that he clearly wasn't listening, another Omega added, "That's bad for your stomach, and it's said to cause estrus cycle disorders."
Irregular estrus cycle?
Qin Chu's rice remained in his mouth, unsure whether to swallow it or not, so he could only maintain a stiff expression and slowly chew for a while.
Fortunately, the people in front of them quickly shifted their attention.
The topic then returned to the alpha.
"Whose birthday is it this time? Why make such a big fuss?" someone asked.
Qin Chu was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Birthday?"
“Yeah.” The Omega who had just spoken looked at him. “These military academy students took leave, it seems they’re going to celebrate someone’s birthday.”
"It seems to be a fairly important person. They're not at the base; they came from the military academy."
Several people chimed in with their own opinions, but Qin Chu had only one thought.
Why doesn't he know any information at all?
Other models would tell the artist what they were going to do when they asked for leave, but his was the only one who left without explaining anything.
Is it that I can't let him know, or that I don't want him to know?
Qin Chu gritted his teeth. Just then, an Omega said, "I heard that the one who came is several levels higher than them. Who is his brother?"
Thanks to Levi, Qin Chu is now very sensitive to the ordinary term "brother".
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu immediately connected all the relevant information.
He came from military academy, was a few grades above them, and was someone's older brother.
In addition, Levy attaches great importance to this.
An answer immediately came to Qin Chu's mind—Levi's older brother in this world, the one who named him Qin Rui.
With a "snap," the two chopsticks in Qin Chu's hand broke into four pieces.
The Omega opposite him was startled: "These chopsticks... are they really that bad quality?"
Qin Chu expressionlessly picked up another pair of chopsticks, lowered his head and quickly ate his meal, completely forgetting the threat of his disordered estrus cycle.
Very well, no wonder I kept it from him.
Even though her memories haven't returned, subconsciously she knows that the "brother" she created can't be seen by others?
Qin Chu is quite angry.
He was very unhappy when he first learned that Levi also had an older brother in this world, and for some reason, he's even angrier now than he was back then.
He suddenly seized upon another blind spot, dragging Noah into it and asking, "Did Qin Rui celebrate my birthday in the last world?"
Noah asked cautiously, "I don't think so, right? Back then, what kind of conditions allowed us to celebrate birthdays?"
With a "crack," the chopsticks Qin Chu had just picked up broke again.
No wonder he raised this kid, he's really good.
Instead of celebrating his birthday, they went to celebrate the birthday of the imposter.
Qin Chu's thoughts raced through his mind, startling Noah, who couldn't even find an opportunity to voice his guess.
He could only weakly advise, "Qin Rui didn't know your birthday back then, right?"
right.
That's true.
But... what a load of rubbish! Qin Chu was furious.
He threw down his chopsticks, nodded to the people in front of him, and quickly handed out his plates.
"Give me Levi's current coordinates," Qin Chu said.
"...What are you going to do?"
"I'm looking for someone." Qin Chu walked out of the restaurant. "I'm going to see what I look like in this world, and how amazing I am."
"...Excuse my bluntness, but your current behavior resembles that of someone catching their partner in the act." Noah said softly.
Qin Chu scoffed, "Bullshit, they're clearly going to expose frauds."
Exposing fakes... that's more like fighting.
Noah showed Qin Chu an emotional fluctuation chart: "Sir, you are not very rational right now, and I cannot follow your orders."
He then explained in a low voice, "Our mission in this world revolves solely around this base; you don't need to worry about that. If you really want to know... you can just ask."
Qin Chu was stunned when he saw the chart showing his emotional fluctuations.
He only felt angry and did not realize that his emotions had exceeded his usual emotional threshold.
What surprised him even more was that the chart showed his mood fluctuating wildly over the past few days, from low to high, and then from high to angry. The whole curve was even more thrilling than a roller coaster.
Qin Chu was somewhat incredulous. He paused for two seconds, then asked Noah, "Are you sure this is my data? Did you get the wrong one? Did you send me your own?"
These three questions infuriated Noah.
By the time Qin Chu returned to his studio from the restaurant, he had gradually calmed down.
Noah was right.
Putting everything else aside, ever since Levy took leave, his emotions have indeed become somewhat out of control.
He could usually sit in front of his easel all day, but now that there were only some simple lines on the easel, he was indeed a little distracted.
Qin Chu sat in the chair, frowning in thought.
He had never encountered a similar situation before.
Qin Chu has always understood himself very well, from the strength of every part of his body to the stress resistance of every area of his internal organs, and even his emotions and psychology.
He always believed that this was an essential quality for a soldier, and he was equally demanding of his subordinates.
However, Qin Chu was very uncomfortable with suddenly realizing that he had lost control of his emotions.
"...Does this Omega identity also affect one's psychology?" Qin Chu asked tentatively.
Noah: "Don't blame everything on Omega, thank you."
Qin Chu remained silent.
Seeing that Qin Chu was unusually confused, Noah advised him, "Sir, according to the big data, your emotional fluctuations are not out of control. Your emotional intensity has always been lower than that of ordinary people. At most, you have finally reached the standard of a normal person."
Qin Chu rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and asked, "Will it have a negative impact on the mission?"
"Theoretically, yes."
Noah added, "But theoretically there are also positive effects, and those positive effects have already been realized."
"...What?" Qin Chu asked.
“Because of your recent emotional fluctuations, another dormant consciousness within your data body has been affected. It is no longer at risk of collapse and is expected to be able to leave the virtual world and wake up in reality in a while,” Noah said.
This is good news.
After all, human life is precious, and we should save as many as we can.
Qin Chu sighed softly and said nothing more.
A person spent an entire afternoon painting in the studio.
Just before dinner, Qin Chu received a new invitation.
Someone knocked on the door of his studio. It was one of the Omegas he had met at noon: "Milo, are you having dinner alone too? Do you want to come with us? I heard there's a store outside that's having a sale. We're planning to go outside the base to buy some things. We're almost out of paints and stuff."
Qin Chu would usually refuse such invitations, but this time he nodded and said, "Okay."
Going out for a stroll will probably have some benefits.
That's what he thought, but when he actually started shopping, Qin Chu realized he had underestimated how much Omegas enjoyed shopping.
The shopping was even limited to art supplies, yet it still took more than two hours to shop around.
Finally, the hungry Omegas found a well-known restaurant and sat down.
"To the Omega private room!" one of them said.
"Ugh, I've been eating with Alpha for the past few days, it's so annoying. I'm going to have some fun today."
Qin Chu listened to these conversations with a blank expression, finding it quite peculiar.
This sounds a lot like a group of married veterans finally breaking free from their wives' control and going out drinking with their brothers, but there's something different about it.
Noah pointed out the difference: "Because this is a shopping trip with your best friend!"
Qin Chu suddenly realized that she might also be one of her best friends?
No, he looked at the large and small bags he was carrying and changed his perspective. Well, he was just a deliveryman.
After entering the private room, the Omegas put down what they were carrying and quickly took the bag from Qin Chu.
"You've worked hard, Milo. I definitely have to treat you to dinner today."
"Thank you so much. We wouldn't know how to get these things back without you."
"It's nothing," Qin Chu said.
Because he didn't think it was heavy, and if he didn't carry it, the few of them probably wouldn't be able to walk back to the base in the middle of the night.
"I'm going to the restroom first." Qin Chu put his things away and left the private room.
The restroom signs in this restaurant were very user-friendly; Qin Chu could immediately find the one he needed to improve, unlike back at the base where he had to wander around for ages.
He came out of the bathroom and was about to wash his hands when his personal computer beeped again.
Qin Chu paused for a moment, then turned on the tap, switched to cold water, and put his hands under the water jet, rinsing them carefully for a while.