The Dangerous Omega Who is Good at Disguising Always Wants to Hook Me! - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Giving You a Chance, but You’re Useless

“Although it’s not a serious injury, Mr. Shen should still be careful lately. Try not to let the wound on your hand touch water. Don’t put too much pressure on your ankle either. Rub some medicine on it when you get back; it might sting a bit, but it will heal much faster that way.”

The doctor meticulously treated the neighbor’s wounds. Shangwei Zhai was ostensibly a restaurant, but its internal medical facilities were not lacking at all. After finishing the treatment, they even brought a wheelchair for the neighbor.

It’s just a twisted ankle, a bit dramatic.

After hearing a few words from Qin Yimin, Qi Yan realized that Shangwei Zhai was a property of the Shen family. This stunned him for a moment before he understood. Anything the Shen family did was “normal”; one couldn’t judge them by common logic.

“Thank you, Mr. Qi, for bringing me in.” The neighbor looked at Qi Yan standing to the side and reached out a hand toward him, smiling. “I’m terribly sorry. Even though we’ve met three times, I haven’t had the chance to introduce myself. Hello, I am Shen Xiliu.”

Qi Yan paused, then reached out to lightly shake his hand, pulling away after a brief touch: “Mr. Shen is too polite. You can just call me Qi Yan.”

“Mm.” The corners of Shen Xiliu’s mouth curved upward. He looked very happy and wanted to ask Qi Yan to call him by his name as well, but the words circled his tongue and were swallowed back down.

Qi Yan wouldn’t call him by his name.

He knew it.

The smile on Qi Yan’s face was no different from the standard “business smile” at the bar last night polite and distant. If not for this incident, perhaps Qi Yan would have remained as before, not even mentioning a name, continuing to be a nameless stranger to him.

The doctor originally wanted to call an assistant over to help push the wheelchair, but since Qi Yan was standing right there, Qin Yimin decisively told him to help. You’ve already carried the man inside, what’s a bit of wheelchair pushing?

How can a perfectly good Alpha see a beautiful Omega and not know how to be a bit more attentive?

His usually clever apprentice was acting a bit like a blockhead at this critical juncture, doing nothing but smiling politely.

He said he wanted to enter the Shen family’s research institute, yet here was the person in charge and he didn’t even know how to suck up; he was even spacing out.

Fine, the teacher would have to lend a hand. Qin Yimin studied the two of them for a few moments and asked with a smile: “Have Mr. Shen and Xiao Yan already met beforehand?”

Qi Yan answered Qin Yimin’s question: “Yes, Mr. Shen and I are neighbors.”

Just one brief sentence? Qin Yimin shot him a look of disappointment. Hurry up and build a connection! This is a member of the Shen family; do you still want to enter the institute or not?

Even if you don’t, I still want to cooperate with Mr. Shen and have him donate some equipment to our lab!

Qi Yan didn’t say more, but Shen Xiliu said with a smile: “I just moved in two days ago. I didn’t expect to become neighbors with Professor Qin’s student; it’s quite a coincidence. I felt very sorry for disturbing him with renovation issues over the past few days, but unexpectedly, I’ve ended up receiving a lot of help from him. I’m truly very lucky.”

“Hehe, it’s Xiao Yan’s blessing to be able to help Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen needn’t be so polite.” Since his apprentice was useless, Qin Yimin cheerfully chatted with Shen Xiliu himself.

Once they entered the private room, Qi Yan was about to sit next to his mentor, but before he could sit down, Qin Yimin let out a cough and shot him a meaningful look.

Blockhead, sit across from me! Don’t let a golden opportunity go to waste. Go over there immediately, sacrifice yourself, and benefit all of us.

Qi Yan: “…”

He glanced at the wound on Shen Xiliu’s right hand that had just been treated. His dominant hand had just been medicated; it probably wasn’t very convenient for him.

Thus, Qi Yan pulled out the chair and sat next to Shen Xiliu, helping him set his things aside. When the waiter asked what they wanted to eat, he left the choices to Shen Xiliu and his teacher.

The result was unexpected: his tastes were quite similar to Shen Xiliu’s. The dishes Shen Xiliu ordered were all things Qi Yan liked. Once the food arrived, Qi Yan understood why Shangwei Zhai charged such high prices; the taste was well worth the cost.

However, he expected this would be the only time he’d get to “leech” such a meal.

Ordinary people couldn’t afford such expensive dishes, and even if they could, they wouldn’t want to waste the money.

Shen Xiliu chatted with Qin Yimin for a while longer before turning the topic to Qi Yan: “I heard Professor Qin mention before that you are currently doing research and development on drugs for Pheromone Disorder. I wonder how the progress is going?”

“Mm, the progress is going fairly smoothly right now,” Qi Yan said politely.

He wasn’t surprised that Qin Yimin would mention this to Shen Xiliu. After all, he had told Qin Yimin long ago about his goal: to enter the PHY Life Science Research Institute under the Shen Group after graduation.

Shen Xiliu said: “I’ve read the papers you published previously. You already conducted investigations into Pheromone Disorder during your undergraduate years, right?”

“Eh? Yes.” Qi Yan was a bit surprised he even knew that, and smiled. “I didn’t expect Mr. Shen to have read that early paper of mine. When it was first published, hardly anyone knew about it.”

Thinking back on it now was somewhat embarrassing. That was his sophomore project; he had researched and investigated with a burst of passion, but the result felt like he had just added a bit of academic trash to the database—it hadn’t attracted any serious attention.

However, after it was successfully published, the school gave him quite a few credits, so it wasn’t a wasted effort.

“It was an excellent paper.” Shen Xiliu’s smile was gentle. “I heard Director Shen of the PHY Life Science Research Institute mention it. Like you, he advocates that Pheromone Disorder may induce Pheromone Riot Syndrome and requires early intervention.”

Pheromone Disorder is a disease where the gland becomes pathological due to the patient’s psychological issues, causing the patient’s pheromones to become disorganized and lose control. In severe cases, it can even lead to changes in brain structure, inducing Pheromone Riot Syndrome, which directly destroys the central nervous system, leading to gland necrosis, loss of function, and death from failure.

For most people, the terrifying thing was a terminal illness like Pheromone Riot Syndrome. As for Pheromone Disorder, like mental illness, if one took medicine early and regulated their psychological state, there would be no problem.

“But there aren’t many drugs in this area currently. Most doctors tend to use drugs for treating mental illness to treat Pheromone Disorder.”

“So Director Shen thinks the same way? Hearing Mr. Shen say that has given me a lot of motivation.” Director Shen was something of an idol to Qi Yan; receiving his affirmation put him in a quite good mood.

Qin Yimin was also somewhat surprised: “Mr. Shen, does Director Shen intend to conduct research in this area then?”

Shen Xiliu shook his head: “Although Pheromone Disorder cannot be ignored, he doesn’t have such plans at the moment. As you know, there are still many pheromone-related diseases to conquer. He has many projects on hand and likely won’t develop other projects in the short term.”

“However, if Director Shen knew someone was already conducting research in this area, he would be very happy.” He said to Qi Yan, “Qi Yan, you are Professor Qin’s student, and I have seen your resume. I believe that with your strength, you will eventually succeed in your research.”

His voice was gentle and powerful, seemingly without personal bias: “If you need help in the future, I can personally represent the Shen Group to cooperate with you and provide project support. After graduation, if you wish to enter the PHY Life Science Research Institute, it would be our honor.”

“?!”

The invitation came so fast and unexpectedly that Qi Yan was stunned, nearly failing to react.

“Mr. Shen isn’t joking with me, is he?”

Shen Xiliu smiled charmingly: “If you don’t believe me, we can sign a contract in advance, whether it’s for supporting your project or for entering the PHY Life Science Research Institute after graduation. Though if we do that, Qi Yan, your future will be bound. It’ll be hard to leave for a while.”

Qi Yan really wanted to agree immediately, but he certainly couldn’t do that; it would make him look like he truly didn’t trust the other party.

It was just that the surprise came too suddenly. Yesterday he was still worrying about whether he could enter the Shen family’s institute, and today he encountered such a good thing. It felt a bit surreal.

The problem that had been unsolvable yesterday was resolved today.

Qi Yan suddenly felt that Mr. Neighbor was truly a wonderful, grateful person!

Restraining his thoughts, the usually plain Qi Yan shed his “blockhead” persona and said with utmost sincerity: “Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Shen. If I can join the PHY Life Science Research Institute, it would be my honor. To tell you the truth, my personal idol has always been Director Sh—”

“Cough, cough.”

Qi Yan didn’t finish his sentence. Across from him, Qin Yimin coughed twice, staring at him with burning eyes.

Qi Yan: “…”

“My personal idols have always been my teacher, Qin Yimin, and Director Shen. To be able to study under them has always been my wish!” Qi Yan said from the bottom of his heart.

Surely the teacher would be satisfied now?

Seeing the interaction between the mentor and student, the corners of Shen Xiliu’s mouth rose slightly: “Hehe, I believe Director Shen will be very happy. Professor Qin, it seems our cooperation will be very pleasant.”

He smiled and finalized the cooperation he had been discussing with Qin Yimin, while not forgetting to chat with Qi Yan about his research.

During the conversation, Qi Yan found that Shen Xiliu really understood his resume. Shen Xiliu even remembered some data from the first paper Qi Yan published when he mentioned it casually, which was already a huge surprise.

Unexpectedly, he even knew about some related papers Qi Yan had published subsequently.

“You mean the paper published in the Journal of Pheromones at the end of last December, right?” Shen Xiliu thought for a moment. “I happened to have read that too; it was very forward-thinking. I discussed it with Director Shen at the time, and he even praised you, saying that paper provided a new perspective for the theoretical system of the existing field.”

Upon hearing this, all of Qi Yan’s politeness and distance vanished. In his eyes, Shen Xiliu was no longer just a stranger Omega.

What do you call a soulmate? This is a soulmate!

“It is my honor. I didn’t expect Mr. Shen and Director Shen to have both read that paper. To be honest, looking back on it now, I feel it had too many flaws. I’ve made a fool of myself before you two.”

He was even more surprised. Even his teacher couldn’t remember all the random things he had written, yet Shen Xiliu remembered them all with his excellent memory.

It had to be said, this social engagement was extremely pleasant. When it was time to leave, Qi Yan didn’t even need Qin Yimin to shoot him a look; he proactively offered to take Shen Xiliu home, wanting to chat with him a bit longer.

“Mr. Shen, since we happen to be neighbors, let me take you back.” Qi Yan was even more mindful of Shen Xiliu’s foot injury than before. “Although there’s a wheelchair, there are stairs at the apartment complex; it won’t be very convenient.”

“Then I’ll trouble you,” Shen Xiliu said apologetically.

“No trouble at all. It’s on the way, and besides, we’re neighbors.”

Neighbors are good, neighbors are great. Living close by meant he could find a neighbor to chat with anytime.

He loved being with people who spoke so pleasantly and provided a perfect “emotional value.”

As for his thoughts before coming here and his mental state last night?

Qi Yan acted as if he had never even had them.

Who said this neighbor was hard to approach? This neighbor was fantastic.