Chapter 108: 108 – Fang Has Doubts
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It was to be expected that Ren's popularity received yet another surge in the next few days. And the little girl he had saved had no clue how much she owed to Ren! However, she did know that this good looking big brother had saved her life, so when Ren and Fang appeared at SIMS the next morning and went to visit Tom and his daughter, she said sweetly, "Big Brother Ren, thank you!"
Ren smiled at her and asked gently, "How are you feeling now? Any discomfort?"
The little girl frowned. "My head is a little itchy, but that's all," she said.
Ren quickly checked her once and found that there was nothing wrong. He passed a tiny little spark of magic into the little girl to make the itching stop.
"The itching will stop by itself, there's no need to worry," Ren told her with a gentle smile. "You will be perfectly fine very soon, and then your Papa can take you home."
The little girl smiled shyly and looked up at Ren with sparkling eyes. "Big Brother Ren, do you have a girlfriend?" she asked.
Ren was taken aback for a moment, while Fang clenched his fists. Even little kids like this were eyeing his Ren now?!
Tom flushed in embarrassment and opened his mouth to speak, but Ren actually beat him to it.
"I have someone I love very much, and we are going to get married," Ren said simply.
The little girl's face fell and she looked rather disappointed. "Who are you going to marry, Big Brother Ren? Are they as good looking as you?" she asked crossly.
Ren chuckled. "Oh no," he said. "They are actually much better looking than me," he declared. Then he walked over to Fang and put an arm around his shoulders. "See this beautiful young man here? This is Fang and the one I love. We will get married in the future."
The little girl looked at Fang carefully and then she huffed. "Both of you are too good looking!" she complained. "I can't find any faults!"
Tom face palmed.
"But since you look pretty and look good together, Big Brother Ren and Big Brother Fang should get married!" the little girl declared.
"Thank you, little one," Ren said, and looked at Fang, who also had a smile on his face now. "Hear that, my big darling?"
"We will get married when we get our degrees," Fang said firmly. "Not before that."
Ren smiled wryly.
They chatted for a few more minutes, and then Ren and Fang took their leave.
Ren eyed Fang warily.
"You're not in a good mood?" he asked the younger man.
Fang sighed. "Even little kids are eyeing you now," he complained childishly. "You attract too many birds and bees."
Ren laughed. "Are you jealous?" he asked teasingly.
Fang nodded. "What if someone else caught your eye?" he demanded. "What will I do then?"
Ren burst out laughing. "Who else could catch my eye other than you?" he asked helplessly. "Besides, you are prettier than me."
Fang was a bit mollified. He felt quite annoyed with himself for getting jealous over such a trivial matter – and this, too, when he was actually very proud of Ren for being so extraordinary.
Ren sighed and caressed Fang's face with gentle fingers. "Don't frown so much, my beautiful darling. What if you ruin your gorgeous face?" he cajoled.
"So you only like me for my face? You won't like me if I become ugly?" Fang shot back.
Ren sighed. "How can that be? You'll never be ugly. And there isn't a single part of you that I don't like, even that funny mole on your back is super cute," he pointed out.
Fang really did have a funny shaped mole on his back, and he was quite embarrassed about it. But Ren thought it was very cute right from the first time he saw it.
Fang opened his mouth to say something, but Professor Klaus appeared suddenly and grabbed Ren's arm.
"Ren! You have to help us! We are stuck!" the older man cried desperately and dragged Ren away.
Ren was too stunned to react – by the time he came to his senses, he was already halfway to Professor Klaus's lab!
Fang, on the other hand, was faster to react. Seeing Ren being dragged away by Professor Klaus, he knew that it would be about the Thalassemia research project, so he simply sighed and went to collect the new pile of notes which they had prepared the day before yesterday and had meant to give to Professor Klaus yesterday, originally – but then, the whole thing with Tom's daughter had happened and since that matter was more urgent, their full attention had been taken up by it, and they completely forgot about the notes.
So Fang collected the notes first and then made his way to Professor Klaus's lab. When he arrived, Ren was already seated in a chair and rubbing his temples tiredly, and Professor Klaus was talking non stop.
Fang knocked politely and walked in.
"Ah, young Fang," Professor Klaus greeted absently. Then he turned to Ren and continued to speak, "…but the consistency of the blood is all messed up and we are unable to…"
Fang thrust the pile of notes under Professor Klaus's nose.
Professor Klaus caught sight of a few words on the first page and his eyes widened in shock. "What's this?" he asked excitedly and snatched the papers from Fang's hands immediately.
Two minutes later, he had completely forgotten about the two young men in the room. He was fully immersed in the notes that Fang had handed him, and he grabbed a few sheets of papers and started scribbling on them.
Ren and Fang exchanged a glance and then the two of them tiptoed out of the room.
When both of them were safely out of the range of Professor Klaus's lab, Ren and Fang looked at each other and couldn't control themselves any more, and the two of them dissolved into peals of laughter!
"That was just too funny!" Ren gasped. "Thank you for the timely rescue, my knight in shining armour!"
Fang chuckled and patted Ren's back.
"Well, we did forget to give it to him tomorrow," Fang said.
"We did," Ren admitted. "Let's find Dale and Ash and send them over to their mentor – after all, they are the real research team for this!"
Fang had no objections to that. Ash and Dale were already halfway towards becoming a couple, and were clearly besotted with each other – and Fang was very satisfied with that. In fact, he wanted the two of them to get together officially as soon as possible! The more people got together with each other, the less time they would spend mooning over his Ren!
Fang often felt that his temper was becoming rather irrational and annoying and utterly unreasonable when it came to people wanting to chase his Ren. He was becoming like a useless jealous partner who would want to destroy anything or everything that dared to come near his Ren, and he knew that this was not a good thing. Rationally, he knew that Ren was completely devoted to him and that he would never, ever cheat on him with any third party, but there were times that Fang felt insecure, and there was a dull ache in his chest every time he saw someone trying to get to close to Ren. And Fang didn't know what to do about it – and he was very hesitant to discuss this with Ren. What if Ren got disgusted with him and broke up with him…?
So, instead, Fang was wondering if he should go and meet the Professor who taught Psychiatry. He had discontinued his therapy sessions after the big debacle he had caused which had ended with Ren almost blowing himself up and running away to Sand Country – and Fang had actually been feeling quite stable since he had been able to win over Ren's heart once again, and especially after the two of them got officially engaged and had that grand banquet. He knew that Ren had made sure to get as much media coverage as he could so that the whole world would know that Ren and Fang were in a fully committed relationship with each other and that there was no space for anyone to come between them.
And it had made Fang very happy and very satisfied.
However, now that he was here and he could see clearly how many people gazed at Ren with longing or desire or avarice, Fang found himself wavering. Ren was already so outstanding – while Fang himself was still lagging behind, no matter how hard he tried.. And even though Ren kept telling him that he was doing beautifully and the two of them were put on this acceleration programme so that they could become full fledged doctors much faster than their classmates, Fang didn't think that this was enough to make him worthy of Ren.
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It was to be expected that Ren's popularity received yet another surge in the next few days. And the little girl he had saved had no clue how much she owed to Ren! However, she did know that this good looking big brother had saved her life, so when Ren and Fang appeared at SIMS the next morning and went to visit Tom and his daughter, she said sweetly, "Big Brother Ren, thank you!"
Ren smiled at her and asked gently, "How are you feeling now? Any discomfort?"
The little girl frowned. "My head is a little itchy, but that's all," she said.
Ren quickly checked her once and found that there was nothing wrong. He passed a tiny little spark of magic into the little girl to make the itching stop.
"The itching will stop by itself, there's no need to worry," Ren told her with a gentle smile. "You will be perfectly fine very soon, and then your Papa can take you home."
The little girl smiled shyly and looked up at Ren with sparkling eyes. "Big Brother Ren, do you have a girlfriend?" she asked.
Ren was taken aback for a moment, while Fang clenched his fists. Even little kids like this were eyeing his Ren now?!
Tom flushed in embarrassment and opened his mouth to speak, but Ren actually beat him to it.
"I have someone I love very much, and we are going to get married," Ren said simply.
The little girl's face fell and she looked rather disappointed. "Who are you going to marry, Big Brother Ren? Are they as good looking as you?" she asked crossly.
Ren chuckled. "Oh no," he said. "They are actually much better looking than me," he declared. Then he walked over to Fang and put an arm around his shoulders. "See this beautiful young man here? This is Fang and the one I love. We will get married in the future."
The little girl looked at Fang carefully and then she huffed. "Both of you are too good looking!" she complained. "I can't find any faults!"
Tom face palmed.
"But since you look pretty and look good together, Big Brother Ren and Big Brother Fang should get married!" the little girl declared.
"Thank you, little one," Ren said, and looked at Fang, who also had a smile on his face now. "Hear that, my big darling?"
"We will get married when we get our degrees," Fang said firmly. "Not before that."
Ren smiled wryly.
They chatted for a few more minutes, and then Ren and Fang took their leave.
Ren eyed Fang warily.
"You're not in a good mood?" he asked the younger man.
Fang sighed. "Even little kids are eyeing you now," he complained childishly. "You attract too many birds and bees."
Ren laughed. "Are you jealous?" he asked teasingly.
Fang nodded. "What if someone else caught your eye?" he demanded. "What will I do then?"
Ren burst out laughing. "Who else could catch my eye other than you?" he asked helplessly. "Besides, you are prettier than me."
Fang was a bit mollified. He felt quite annoyed with himself for getting jealous over such a trivial matter – and this, too, when he was actually very proud of Ren for being so extraordinary.
Ren sighed and caressed Fang's face with gentle fingers. "Don't frown so much, my beautiful darling. What if you ruin your gorgeous face?" he cajoled.
"So you only like me for my face? You won't like me if I become ugly?" Fang shot back.
Ren sighed. "How can that be? You'll never be ugly. And there isn't a single part of you that I don't like, even that funny mole on your back is super cute," he pointed out.
Fang really did have a funny shaped mole on his back, and he was quite embarrassed about it. But Ren thought it was very cute right from the first time he saw it.
Fang opened his mouth to say something, but Professor Klaus appeared suddenly and grabbed Ren's arm.
"Ren! You have to help us! We are stuck!" the older man cried desperately and dragged Ren away.
Ren was too stunned to react – by the time he came to his senses, he was already halfway to Professor Klaus's lab!
Fang, on the other hand, was faster to react. Seeing Ren being dragged away by Professor Klaus, he knew that it would be about the Thalassemia research project, so he simply sighed and went to collect the new pile of notes which they had prepared the day before yesterday and had meant to give to Professor Klaus yesterday, originally – but then, the whole thing with Tom's daughter had happened and since that matter was more urgent, their full attention had been taken up by it, and they completely forgot about the notes.
So Fang collected the notes first and then made his way to Professor Klaus's lab. When he arrived, Ren was already seated in a chair and rubbing his temples tiredly, and Professor Klaus was talking non stop.
Fang knocked politely and walked in.
"Ah, young Fang," Professor Klaus greeted absently. Then he turned to Ren and continued to speak, "…but the consistency of the blood is all messed up and we are unable to…"
Fang thrust the pile of notes under Professor Klaus's nose.
Professor Klaus caught sight of a few words on the first page and his eyes widened in shock. "What's this?" he asked excitedly and snatched the papers from Fang's hands immediately.
Two minutes later, he had completely forgotten about the two young men in the room. He was fully immersed in the notes that Fang had handed him, and he grabbed a few sheets of papers and started scribbling on them.
Ren and Fang exchanged a glance and then the two of them tiptoed out of the room.
When both of them were safely out of the range of Professor Klaus's lab, Ren and Fang looked at each other and couldn't control themselves any more, and the two of them dissolved into peals of laughter!
"That was just too funny!" Ren gasped. "Thank you for the timely rescue, my knight in shining armour!"
Fang chuckled and patted Ren's back.
"Well, we did forget to give it to him tomorrow," Fang said.
"We did," Ren admitted. "Let's find Dale and Ash and send them over to their mentor – after all, they are the real research team for this!"
Fang had no objections to that. Ash and Dale were already halfway towards becoming a couple, and were clearly besotted with each other – and Fang was very satisfied with that. In fact, he wanted the two of them to get together officially as soon as possible! The more people got together with each other, the less time they would spend mooning over his Ren!
Fang often felt that his temper was becoming rather irrational and annoying and utterly unreasonable when it came to people wanting to chase his Ren. He was becoming like a useless jealous partner who would want to destroy anything or everything that dared to come near his Ren, and he knew that this was not a good thing. Rationally, he knew that Ren was completely devoted to him and that he would never, ever cheat on him with any third party, but there were times that Fang felt insecure, and there was a dull ache in his chest every time he saw someone trying to get to close to Ren. And Fang didn't know what to do about it – and he was very hesitant to discuss this with Ren. What if Ren got disgusted with him and broke up with him…?
So, instead, Fang was wondering if he should go and meet the Professor who taught Psychiatry. He had discontinued his therapy sessions after the big debacle he had caused which had ended with Ren almost blowing himself up and running away to Sand Country – and Fang had actually been feeling quite stable since he had been able to win over Ren's heart once again, and especially after the two of them got officially engaged and had that grand banquet. He knew that Ren had made sure to get as much media coverage as he could so that the whole world would know that Ren and Fang were in a fully committed relationship with each other and that there was no space for anyone to come between them.
And it had made Fang very happy and very satisfied.
However, now that he was here and he could see clearly how many people gazed at Ren with longing or desire or avarice, Fang found himself wavering. Ren was already so outstanding – while Fang himself was still lagging behind, no matter how hard he tried.. And even though Ren kept telling him that he was doing beautifully and the two of them were put on this acceleration programme so that they could become full fledged doctors much faster than their classmates, Fang didn't think that this was enough to make him worthy of Ren.
It was to be expected that Ren's popularity received yet another surge in the next few days. And the little girl he had saved had no clue how much she owed to Ren! However, she did know that this good looking big brother had saved her life, so when Ren and Fang appeared at SIMS the next morning and went to visit Tom and his daughter, she said sweetly, "Big Brother Ren, thank you!"Ren smiled at her and asked gently, "How are you feeling now? Any discomfort?"The little girl frowned. "My head is a little itchy, but that's all," she said.Ren quickly checked her once and found that there was nothing wrong. He passed a tiny little spark of magic into the little girl to make the itching stop."The itching will stop by itself, there's no need to worry," Ren told her with a gentle smile. "You will be perfectly fine very soon, and then your Papa can take you home."The little girl smiled shyly and looked up at Ren with sparkling eyes. "Big Brother Ren, do you have a girlfriend?" she asked.Ren was taken aback for a moment, while Fang clenched his fists. Even little kids like this were eyeing his Ren now?!Tom flushed in embarrassment and opened his mouth to speak, but Ren actually beat him to it."I have someone I love very much, and we are going to get married," Ren said simply.The little girl's face fell and she looked rather disappointed. "Who are you going to marry, Big Brother Ren? Are they as good looking as you?" she asked crossly.Ren chuckled. "Oh no," he said. "They are actually much better looking than me," he declared. Then he walked over to Fang and put an arm around his shoulders. "See this beautiful young man here? This is Fang and the one I love. We will get married in the future."The little girl looked at Fang carefully and then she huffed. "Both of you are too good looking!" she complained. "I can't find any faults!"Tom face palmed."But since you look pretty and look good together, Big Brother Ren and Big Brother Fang should get married!" the little girl declared."Thank you, little one," Ren said, and looked at Fang, who also had a smile on his face now. "Hear that, my big darling?""We will get married when we get our degrees," Fang said firmly. "Not before that."Ren smiled wryly.They chatted for a few more minutes, and then Ren and Fang took their leave.Ren eyed Fang warily."You're not in a good mood?" he asked the younger man.Fang sighed. "Even little kids are eyeing you now," he complained childishly. "You attract too many birds and bees."Ren laughed. "Are you jealous?" he asked teasingly.Fang nodded. "What if someone else caught your eye?" he demanded. "What will I do then?"Ren burst out laughing. "Who else could catch my eye other than you?" he asked helplessly. "Besides, you are prettier than me."Fang was a bit mollified. He felt quite annoyed with himself for getting jealous over such a trivial matter and this, too, when he was actually very proud of Ren for being so extraordinary.Ren sighed and caressed Fang's face with gentle fingers. "Don't frown so much, my beautiful darling. What if you ruin your gorgeous face?" he cajoled."So you only like me for my face? You won't like me if I become ugly?" Fang shot back.Ren sighed. "How can that be? You'll never be ugly. And there isn't a single part of you that I don't like, even that funny mole on your back is super cute," he pointed out.Fang really did have a funny shaped mole on his back, and he was quite embarrassed about it. But Ren thought it was very cute right from the first time he saw it.Fang opened his mouth to say something, but Professor Klaus appeared suddenly and grabbed Ren's arm."Ren! You have to help us! We are stuck!" the older man cried desperately and dragged Ren away.Ren was too stunned to react by the time he came to his senses, he was already halfway to Professor Klaus's lab!Fang, on the other hand, was faster to react. Seeing Ren being dragged away by Professor Klaus, he knew that it would be about the Thalassemia research project, so he simply sighed and went to collect the new pile of notes which they had prepared the day before yesterday and had meant to give to Professor Klaus yesterday, originally but then, the whole thing with Tom's daughter had happened and since that matter was more urgent, their full attention had been taken up by it, and they completely forgot about the notes.So Fang collected the notes first and then made his way to Professor Klaus's lab. When he arrived, Ren was already seated in a chair and rubbing his temples tiredly, and Professor Klaus was talking non stop.Fang knocked politely and walked in."Ah, young Fang," Professor Klaus greeted absently. Then he turned to Ren and continued to speak, "but the consistency of the blood is all messed up and we are unable to"Fang thrust the pile of notes under Professor Klaus's nose.Professor Klaus caught sight of a few words on the first page and his eyes widened in shock. "What's this?" he asked excitedly and snatched the papers from Fang's hands immediately.Two minutes later, he had completely forgotten about the two young men in the room. He was fully immersed in the notes that Fang had handed him, and he grabbed a few sheets of papers and started scribbling on them.Ren and Fang exchanged a glance and then the two of them tiptoed out of the room.When both of them were safely out of the range of Professor Klaus's lab, Ren and Fang looked at each other and couldn't control themselves any more, and the two of them dissolved into peals of laughter!"That was just too funny!" Ren gasped. "Thank you for the timely rescue, my knight in shining armour!"Fang chuckled and patted Ren's back."Well, we did forget to give it to him tomorrow," Fang said."We did," Ren admitted. "Let's find Dale and Ash and send them over to their mentor after all, they are the real research team for this!"Fang had no objections to that. Ash and Dale were already halfway towards becoming a couple, and were clearly besotted with each other and Fang was very satisfied with that. In fact, he wanted the two of them to get together officially as soon as possible! The more people got together with each other, the less time they would spend mooning over his Ren!Fang often felt that his temper was becoming rather irrational and annoying and utterly unreasonable when it came to people wanting to chase his Ren. He was becoming like a useless jealous partner who would want to destroy anything or everything that dared to come near his Ren, and he knew that this was not a good thing. Rationally, he knew that Ren was completely devoted to him and that he would never, ever cheat on him with any third party, but there were times that Fang felt insecure, and there was a dull ache in his chest every time he saw someone trying to get to close to Ren. And Fang didn't know what to do about it and he was very hesitant to discuss this with Ren. What if Ren got disgusted with him and broke up with him?So, instead, Fang was wondering if he should go and meet the Professor who taught Psychiatry. He had discontinued his therapy sessions after the big debacle he had caused which had ended with Ren almost blowing himself up and running away to Sand Country and Fang had actually been feeling quite stable since he had been able to win over Ren's heart once again, and especially after the two of them got officially engaged and had that grand banquet. He knew that Ren had made sure to get as much media coverage as he could so that the whole world would know that Ren and Fang were in a fully committed relationship with each other and that there was no space for anyone to come between them.And it had made Fang very happy and very satisfied.However, now that he was here and he could see clearly how many people gazed at Ren with longing or desire or avarice, Fang found himself wavering. Ren was already so outstanding while Fang himself was still lagging behind, no matter how hard he tried.. And even though Ren kept telling him that he was doing beautifully and the two of them were put on this acceleration programme so that they could become full fledged doctors much faster than their classmates, Fang didn't think that this was enough to make him worthy of Ren.
