Chapter 32
Bai He woke up in the afternoon, the sunlight filtering through the clear window, softly sprinkling on the hospital bed.
The air was permeated with a faint disinfectant smell and the barely perceptible fragrance of sunshine.
Four white walls, very quiet.
He squinted his eyes slightly, his body feeling weak.
He seemed to have had a high fever, a severe one, his memory cutting off at the point when he stumbled out of the elevator and collapsed in the hallway, what happened after that he couldn't remember at all.
Bai He silently looked out the window, there were sparrows on the branches, chirping and twittering, not too noisy.
After a moment, the door to the ward was pushed open, and he turned his head to look, it was the nurse doing the rounds.
"Ah, you're awake?"
The nurse's face showed pleasant surprise, she took a few steps to Bai He's bedside: "Feel if there's anything uncomfortable?"
Bai He paused for a moment, then shook his head.
"Really?" The nurse sister asked gently: "You've been sleeping for six days, when you were brought in, the fever was so high, and it kept coming back intermittently, quite a big fuss."
Bai He didn't expect his illness this time to be so serious, he obediently felt his body, and indeed didn't find anything uncomfortable, except for the lack of energy.
"I'm fine, just feeling weak."
His voice sounded very soft, somewhat different from his usual voice, seemingly more gentle.
Bai He was a little startled inwardly, he raised his hand and felt his throat, confirming that his throat had no pain or other symptoms, only a little thirsty.
Why did his voice change?
Nurse sister hugged her clipboard and looked at him with a smile, her expression like watching a child, full of gentleness and care.
Bai He didn't notice her tender gaze.
He pressed his lips together, politely asking the nurse: "Can you please get me a glass of water?"
"No problem." The nurse beamed, going to get Bai He a glass of warm water with glucose.
Adjusting the bed automatically, Bai He sat up leaning against the bed, he took the glucose water the nurse handed over, thanked her, and slowly drank it all, his throat feeling much more comfortable.
He gently rubbed his Adam's apple again, hesitantly speaking: "I..."
The voice was still not right.
Although the difference was not great compared to before, but as a sound control sleep aid blogger, he was actually very sensitive to this aspect, this body had already passed the voice change period, it shouldn't be possible to change the voice tone anymore, but indeed, his current voice had undergone a subtle change.
It had become more delicate and soft.
"What's wrong? Anything uncomfortable?" The nurse thought he had some discomfort: "Dr. Lai already knows you're awake, he'll be here soon."
"No." Bai He shook his head, furrowing his brows with a somewhat bewildered expression: "My voice seems to be different from before."
The nurse blinked, smiling: "You noticed? I thought you wouldn't realize it."
Bai He was taken aback, looking at her with a puzzled gaze.
"Some newly presented omegas notice the change in their voice, but most don't, because the change isn't that big, some even don't change much." The nurse explained: "Voice change is a normal phenomenon, after an omega presents, in addition to the voice change, there are also many other bodily changes, the reproductive cavity redevelops, the glands re-mature, after going through the first heat, these organs are now fully mature."
She smiled: "So don't worry, this is not a symptom, it's normal."
Bai He stared blankly at the nurse who was still explaining to him, but he didn't listen to another word, his ears seemed to be ringing, his brain a blank.
What did she just say?
What about omegas going through presentation?
Omega?
Clang—the ward door was pushed open again, the white-coated male doctor came over in a few steps, taking off the gloves on his hands, the cold back of his hand lightly touched Bai He's forehead, two seconds later he withdrew, the gloves back on: "The fever has subsided, this should be the last round, any discomfort?"
Bai He regained his senses, he shook his head, then suddenly paused: "Hello, may I ask what happened to me?"
The doctor looked at Bai He through the glasses: "Heat period, you've presented, your secondary gender is omega."
Bai He's heart sank suddenly: "But I'm already twenty years old."
Twenty years old, already long past the presentation period, and wasn't the original host in this novel a beta?!
Bai He found it incredible.
"It's considered a late presentation." The nurse sister explained beside him: "Actually, twenty is still young, little friend, you don't know, we've even treated a twenty-seven-year-old late presenter before."
Bai He felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, his whole body shivering, he stammered: "I was a beta before..."
"You've always been an omega." The doctor interrupted him: "Just presented late."
Bai He's heart ached, he carefully recalled, the first half of the original text did not explicitly state that the original host was a beta, it turned out not to be a beta, but an omega who just hadn't presented all this time!!
He didn't know what to feel, Bai He just felt dazed.
Whether it was beta or omega, it didn't affect his ability to live well, it's just that if he was an omega...
He's currently studying at an alpha university...
Bai He didn't fully understand the rules of this world, he only knew that as an omega, staying at an alpha university might be a bit inappropriate.
But he's already in his junior year, with only a year left before graduation, transferring to an omega university now, the formalities would be troublesome, and secondly, according to the description in the original work, the curriculum in omega universities seems to be somewhat different from that of alpha universities.
He's already in the internship period, transferring would disrupt many of his originally planned and already implemented plans.
"I—" he suddenly sat up straight, his expression serious: "Can you please tell me who sent me to the hospital on the day I presented?"
His expression could be considered solemn, that beautiful face made one want to pity him.
Lai Min lowered his eyes, not explicitly mentioning Qin Yao: "This is a private hospital, if you don't want others to know your secondary gender, we can keep it confidential."
He raised his eyelids: "But the government has clearly stipulated that every omega must be registered in the system, this hospital cannot conceal it, your presentation was reported to the government system that day."
"......" Bai He's eyelashes trembled slightly, nodding wearily: "I see."
Finally he asked again: "After being registered in the system, will others know my gender?"
Lai Min neither nodded nor shook his head: "It's not an announcement, no one will know your gender unless they go check the government system, usually no one is that idle."
So as long as Bai He doesn't say it, no one will know.
Bai He understood, he heaved a sigh of relief, a smile finally appearing on his face: "Thank you."
Lai Min didn't say anything, instructed the nurse a few words, then hurriedly left. The nurse was a very lively beta, she was responsible for taking care of Bai He, since Bai He woke up, she arranged very hearty meals for him every day.
"You were on intravenous nutrition during those days you were unconscious, your physical condition is not good, you need to eat more solid food to recover."
Under the nurse sister's supervision, Bai He finished eating a full bowl of white rice, even a bit bloated.
He stayed in the hospital for another day, and on the morning of the next day, as Bai He was preparing to be discharged, he remembered something.
The nurse sister told Bai He that his attending physician was called Lai, the same as yesterday's.
Yesterday when he asked Lai the doctor who sent him to the hospital, Lai didn't give a direct answer, and at that time Bai He didn't pursue the question further, later when he asked the nurse, she said she didn't know either.
Someone must have sent him to the hospital, Bai He had a vague guess in his heart.
He completed the discharge procedure, and as he was waiting for the elevator, someone came over, Bai He subconsciously tilted his head to look, and happened to meet Xia Xiaomiao's lifted gaze.
"Little Bai He!!"
"Xiao Miao ge!"
The two almost spoke at the same time, with delighted expressions on their faces.
Xia Xiaomiao had a sling bag on his back, his hands full of various things, a stack of check-up reports, an umbrella, a large pitcher of water, his already thin build made it quite obvious he was having some difficulty carrying all these.
Seeing Bai He whom he hadn't seen in a long time, he got excited, and the things in his arms dropped to the floor.
Bai He squatted down to help him pick them up, asking along the way.
"Xiao Miao ge, what are you doing here?"
Xia Xiaomiao said worriedly: "I'm accompanying Jiang Rong for a check-up, he's with the doctor, I got lost and went to the wrong floor." Then he laughed: "But getting lost is good, I'm so happy to see you!"
Bai He and Xia Xiaomiao often chatted on the phone, but indeed, since the move, Bai He hasn't seen Xia Xiaomiao in person. He smiled: "Me too, Xiao Miao ge, do you two have time for me to treat you to a meal?"
"Why suddenly want to treat us to a meal?" Xia Xiaomiao stood up holding the gathered items.
"To thank you for helping me find the house before." Bai He also stood up, handing the check-up reports to Xia Xiaomiao: "Can you hold this steady? Otherwise I'll hold it for you, where are you going, I'll go with you."
"Won't it delay your time?" Xia Xiaomiao eyed the stack of reports in his arms: "I didn't expect the check-up forms to be this many."
"No delay." Bai He: "I'm free today, let's go."
With Bai He's help, Xia Xiaomiao felt much more relaxed.
The two took the elevator upstairs, walked through the corridor, crossed the bridge and arrived at another building.
Bai He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he found that there were more pets on this floor.
The previous building also had pets, occasionally he would see cats and dogs, but here...
Bai He saw an owl standing on a person's shoulder.
The owl had keen, piercing eyes, continuously following Bai He's gaze, its neck almost rotating a full circle, its light brown feathers looking very fluffy, as if it wanted to chase after Bai He when he was about to disappear.
Its owner raised a hand and stroked its feathers, and the owl obediently retreated back into the owner's shoulder.
Bai He witnessed the entire process, he suddenly found the owl quite adorable.
Thinking about it, he turned his head again, and saw a python coiling around a person.
Bai He held his breath, meeting the python's owner's eyes, a very beautiful girl, she saw Bai He's gaze and smiled warmly at him, the clinic number was called, the girl turned and entered the clinic room.
Bai He suddenly felt this place was a bit eerie.
He followed Xia Xiaomiao step by step, coming to the corner, he glanced at the directional sign, which read - "Alpha Heat Clinic 'Special Clinic'".
Bai He didn't quite understand, he guessed it should be a clinic that diagnoses issues related to alpha heat periods.
The hallway was very long, with many people carrying pets, the pets were very quiet, so quiet that Bai He felt it was somewhat unreal.
"Where are the family members of Jiang Rong?" A doctor came out of a clinic room deep in the hallway, his voice full of vigor, the floor seemed to have trembled a little.
Xia Xiaomiao was startled, like a student being questioned by a teacher: "Here, here!"
"Come over quickly, there are some instructions the family needs to know!" The doctor said, walking back into the clinic room, Xia Xiaomiao had to follow, but suddenly remembered the Bai He beside him, he looked around and found an empty long bench, hurriedly placing Bai He there: "Little Bai He, wait here for me, I'll be right back!"
Bai He nodded, pointing to the pile of things in Xia Xiaomiao's arms: "Put the things here first, I'll watch them for you."
Xia Xiaomiao hummed in agreement, placing the things in Bai He's hands while thanking him, then rushed to the clinic room.
Bai He watched Xia Xiaomiao leave, then lowered his gaze, looking at the messy pile of things in his lap, he placed the water pitcher and umbrella on the chair next to him, then began to tidy up the crumpled stack of check-up reports.
Bai He had no intention of looking at Xia Xiaomiao's check-up reports, once they were organized he just placed them on his lap, having nothing to do, he sat on the long bench and zoned out.
Suddenly a light breeze, and something fell in front of Bai He's eyes, he bowed his head, seeing a very beautiful bird standing on the check-up report sheet on his lap.
Bai He couldn't identify the breed of the bird, its feathers were blue, very delicate and small, it hopped a few times on the report sheet, then came with a voice.
"Bai Bai! What are you doing! Don't bother the big brother!"
The bird flapped its wings and flew away, causing the report sheet to ruffle, a few pages fell to the floor, Bai He bent down to pick up the reports, his eyes unconsciously scanning the content, seeing a few words.
-- Specialized bloodwork test for beastman alphas.
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