captured

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When Hao Yu resurfaced, he felt himself being moved by something, or someone. Voices rumbled around him, yet he couldn't move his body, only his head. *Am I being captured now? Why can’t I move? And what is that smell?*. His brain, like a train at full speed, screeched to an abrupt halt as a strange, musky scent tickled his nostrils. His eyes snapped open, and his scattered memories finally clicked into place. He remembered seeing those huge bird-things change forms right before he’d passed out.

A faint growl and rough breathing sounds came from a distance, where women seemed to be sitting, making Hao Yu—who had decided to feign unconsciousness—stiffen. It wasn't just once he'd heard these strange sounds. He decided he would find their source. As he glanced down between the two legs of whoever was carrying him, he became unsure if he was seeing things or not.

Firm thighs, lightly tanned, belonging to a person whose skin was uniformly so. But what was that?. "**That wasn't a humanly possible size or length!**". No matter how desperately Hao Yu tried to ignore it, it perpetually caught his eye. Finally, after immense effort, he managed to avert his gaze.

The full scene came into view: completely naked children running about, and women who were only half-dressed. The eye-catching antics finally made him understand the source of those strange sounds. Just as he was observing, a sharp pain squeezed his waist, and he passed out again.

He woke up at the familiar bar he frequented after successful operations at his hospital. "Hey, cutie," a soft voice purred beside him.

"Cutie? I don't think I'm in the cute role, though?" Hao Yu questioned, turning to the woman beside him.

"Oh? But you are, you look even cuter with those piercings," she replied. She seemed to be in her early twenties. Hao Yu smiled in return.

"I got them because when I save lives, I make a new one," Hao Yu said, showing his left ear to the lady, where only one piercing was visible.

"You are a doctor?" she asked, pointing at him, a ridiculous smirk on her face, highlighting how absurd his lie sounded. *This is why I don’t wear them during work hours or near the hospital. Tsk.*.

"Is that why you pierced the second one? It’s only one there, though?" she pressed. *Who does this pervert think he can fool? I wouldn’t have talked to you if you weren’t wearing that watch. Maybe he stole that watch\,* her unspoken thoughts were clear.

Hao Yu merely stared at the woman, who continued her barrage of questions without introducing herself, though he didn't care—it was just a bar. "Well, because I'm thinking of traveling for a while to get a break from the world," he said jokingly, gulping down the last bit of wine.

"Stay safe," Hao Yu said, waving at the woman as he walked towards the exit. *Fucking bitch\, do you know how many people I've saved or how many things I do in a single month?*. *Can't blame her\, since I'm so young and good-looking\,* he mused, recalling how many colleagues used to ridicule him as an intern.

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