Forcefully Doting On You - v2c9

 

Chapter 41

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The once gloomy and dated dormitory had been turned into a clean and tidy space, all thanks to Claire and the intelligent robot. Blankets on the bed were neatly stacked while various daily necessities were restored to their rightful places.

Mu Cai sent messages in succession to Shi Xue Zhen and Ruan Jia. He briefly explained the situation, informing them that he wouldn't be able to return for the vacation and he would be staying at the military base. He welcomed them to come to visit him.

In the morning, Mu Cai had participated in a mecha competition at the academy. Not long after, he headed to the military base. After tests and tidying up, it was already noon. The little breakfast he had eaten was already digested.

He felt somewhat hungry.

As he thought this, Mu Cai instinctively patted his stomach.

He wondered when he would be able to eat.

As Mu Cai pondered this, he lifted his head to see Claire watching him.

A hint of fire seemed to ignite in Claire's deep eyes, his dark pupils reflecting two miniature versions of Mu Cai himself.

With this combination, Mu Cai felt as if Claire's gaze would burn him to cinders.

Thinking such thoughts surprised Mu Cai. He felt he might be imagining things.

Seeing the youth standing by the bed, soft black hair hanging at his ear, Mu Cai watched as Claire reached out with his slender, pale hand, touching his own flat stomach. The gaze that he raised inadvertently collided with Mu Cai’s.

A pair of shiny, large black eyes stared at him, expectantly.

It reminded Claire of a hungry little kitten, silently meowing for food.

He really wanted to cradle the youth in his palm, gently smoothing his fur and giving him a nice squeeze.

These thoughts made Claire e's heart soften even more.

He was well aware that Mu Cai was quite thin — he had discovered this when he held Mu Cai's shoulders. The sharp shoulder bones were prominent, and one of Claire's arms could easily wrap around him, gently pulling the boy into his embrace.

Though he was reluctant to admit it, back at the school, most of the time it was Ruan Jia who cooked nutritious meals for Mu Cai. However, Claire couldn't provide that same luxury at the military base. He didn't want Mu Cai, who had been pampered so well, to lose weight under his care.

Since he couldn't cook for Mu Cai himself, he would have to put more effort into other areas.

With that thought, Claire smiled and said, "Hungry? Let's go get some food."

Mu Cai's eyes widened in surprise. "Right now? Isn't it a bit early?"

Although he was a bit hungry, there was still about half an hour until mealtime. If he was at the academy cafeteria, he could order food and eat whenever he wanted.

However, they were at the military base now, where meals should be under military-style discipline. Would the cafeteria be serving food at this time?

Claire took a step forward, gently gripping Mu Cai's wrist.

The skin under his hand felt smooth and delicate. Compared to his own, the other person's temperature seemed slightly lower, offering a cool sensation. Their wrist was so slender that his hand could easily enclose it, controlling it in his palm.

He's too thin, Claire thought.

At the same time, he felt a subtle wave of satisfaction. Likely due to the possessive and domineering nature of the alpha, Claire felt satisfaction and excitement that he was able to firmly grasp Mu Cai's wrist.

If possible, he would want to pull Mu Cai completely into his arms, take him everywhere. He desired to make Mu Cai dependent on him for everything, even small matters like walking, using the restroom, eating, and washing his face.

Just thinking about the delicately slender boy nested in his arms, looking at him with those trusting, watery eyes, his thin pale arms wrapped around Claire's neck, sparked a thrill within him.

This way, no one would dare snatch his Cai Cai away! Be it Ruan Jia, Mu Feng, or Nolan, they would all retreat and abandon their delusions.

However, these wild thoughts only flitted through Claire's mind for a moment. He took a deep breath to suppress his desires, turned his head to look at Mu Cai and smiled gently. "As long as you want to eat, I can take you there. Let's go."

Claire knew, of course, that he couldn't act like this, unless Mu Cai expressed he was fine with such treatment.

Until then, he better not frighten the adorable kitten.

Mu Cai felt as if Claire's fingers unintentionally caressed him. His fingers were on the inner side of his wrist, where his pulse throbbed beneath his skin.

This patch of skin is the most delicate part of the entire wrist, and thus the most sensitive.

Even though the other person's fingers just lightly grazed past, it was enough to tickle. Mu Cai couldn't help but flinch a bit.

He wanted to stealthily retrieve his wrist from Claire's grasp. To his surprise, though Claire didn't seem to be holding tightly, it wasn't as easy to slip away without leaving any trace.

Mu Cai moistened his lips and was about to give up when he saw Claire turn toward him.

The other party looked at him and kindly asked, "Don't like it when big brother holds you like this? Then I won't hold on."

Upon saying this, Claire indeed let go of Mu Cai's hand. Turning to his side, he gently grasped Mu Cai's shoulder, leading him slightly towards his embrace.

The sweet aroma of juicy peach instantly lingered at the tip of Claire's nose. It seemed a bit more potent than what he had smelled previously.

Meanwhile, Mu Cai also caught a whiff of a rustic iron scent that was emanating from Klaire's body.

The scent is very faint, naturally emitted by the other party. After all, unless one is constantly bathing, every alpha or omega will carry a slight hint of pheromones, even if they are not intentionally released.

Under normal circumstances, this faint scent is undetectable unless one is close enough to smell the skin.

The fact that Mu Cai can smell it now primarily indicates his heat is nearing.

For mature omegas, there are about two days each month designated as the heat period. In the past, this may have been a source of agony for countless unwed omegas.

Since the Galactic Empire implemented the suppression devices policy, unwed Omegas no longer have to lose consciousness and be controlled by desires as they used to be during their heat period, at the mercy of others.

With the suppression ring, an Omega in heat would mostly have a stronger pheromone smell than usual, and their body might feel weaker than normal.

This body just came of age, and Mu Cai had already calmly passed through two heat periods. Each time it comes to this, his nose is always particularly sensitive. During classes with Mecha Combat students, if Mu Cai sits slightly closer to any Alpha, he could faintly smell their scent.

Through the sweet peach fragrance, Claire realized something was off with Mu Cai.

He restrained himself, withdrew his hand, locked the dormitory door, and only led Mu Cai downstairs after putting some distance between them.

While walking, Claire laughed and said, "If you encounter any problems in the dormitory, you can tell me right away. My dormitory is right next to yours."

Mu Cai nodded, then asked, "What about Mu Feng?"

A twinge of jealousy flashed through Claire upon hearing him mention someone else. Regardless, he replied, "He's in another building."

He had purposefully arranged it this way.

Even though Mu Cai didn't seem to care about Mu Feng, Mu Feng was his half-brother from the same father nonetheless. Mu Cai was soft-hearted and could easily be bothered by him.

Mu Cai nodded again.

Although the protagonist resided quite far away, he, the cannon fodder, ended up living close to the protagonist gong. With the plot already crumbling to this state, where the original new type mecha testing was advanced so much, he could accept some minor changes in comparison.

As long as the energy field doesn't collapse, it's fine.

Mu Cai followed Claire to the military department's cafeteria.

Sure enough, there were no dishes displayed yet, and many windows were not open for business. However, Claire expression didn't change. He clutched Mu Cai's shoulder and directed the young man to sit at one of the long tables, while he himself headed towards an inconspicuous window in the corner.

That window always had someone present, but the white-hatted staff member had been sitting down all this time, making it hard to notice from a distance. Claire went over and said a few words, and the staff member immediately stood to retreat to the kitchen.

When he returned, Claire was carrying a plate full of items.

Mu Cai sat in his seat, waiting for Claire to set the plate in front of him before he could see what was inside.

There was a freshly fried steak, still emanating the aroma of rendered fat and black pepper. There was roasted chicken with a charred skin, surrounded by grapes and tomatoes. A chicken salad, two different kinds of pasta, two bowls of sweet corn soup, and myriad bread of different sizes occupied the huge plate.

It was impressive how Claire was able to nonchalantly carry such a massive plate over thanks to his extraordinary arm strength.

Perhaps this just speaks to the physical strength of an Alpha.

Mu Cai gazed at the mountain of food piled before him, thinking to himself silently.

The salty aroma of the meat fat and the sweet scent of butter mingled together. Almost irresistible, they powerfully stimulated one's appetite. Before beginning to eat, however, Mu Cai hesitated: "Brother Claire, isn't this a bit too much?"

Mu Cai himself could probably eat just one steak and some pasta, a grilled chicken leg, and maybe half bowl of the sweet corn soup at most. He wouldn't even be able to touch the massive chicken salad and the dozens of pieces of bread.

But Claire didn’t seem to mind: "It's okay, eat as much as you can. I can finish the rest."

Hearing this statements, Mu Cai looked at Claire with a new level of astonishment.

A protagonist indeed! His food-devouring abilities were on par with his other qualities!

After Mu Cai had managed to finish his portion, only a small corner of the mountain of food had disappeared. Claire, however, methodically but quickly finished off the entire spread.

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The next morning, Mu Cai woke up as usual.

He had a good routine, and although he had trouble falling asleep in an unfamiliar bed the night before and slept late, he still got up on time the next morning.

After Mu Cai finished washing up and eating the breakfast that Claire had specially brought over, he took a short break, and then they both went to the training room together.

Although this place was a mecha manufacturing base, multiple dedicated training rooms were available, similar to those in the military, for testing the performance of new mechas year-round.

As Mu Cai followed Claire and swiped his card to enter one of the training rooms, he saw a mecha standing silently in the center of the room.

With its sleek design and celestial light-blue sheen reflecting off its shell under the lights, the mecha looked like a clear sky after the rain, making Mu Cai's eyes light up.

Seeing the young man's expression, Claire was pleased. Gently placing his arm around Mu Cai's shoulder, he softly said, "This is 'Qingluan.' Let's go, I'll teach you how to operate the mecha." (Note: 青鸾 [Qīng luán] = Azure Luan, another mythological beast)

But as he was about to lead Mu Cai forward, they suddenly heard a soft "beep" coming from the door behind them.

Claire froze in his tracks.

This training room was dedicated to storing new model mecha prototypes, and because of Qingluan's special nature, not just anyone could swipe their card to enter.

Other than himself, only one other person...

As Claire turned around with Mu Cai in his grasp, he saw the electronic door being opened, and the silhouettes of two people appeared.

It was Nolan and Ruan Jia.

Upon seeing each other, all their faces darkened.

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Author's Note: 

Claire: I will cherish Mu Cai!

Nolan & Ruan Jia: In your dreams! :)

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