After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 2

“Mr. Xing, the chairman asked me to pick you up.” After Bai Xiangxing’s body had been completely transformed and the doctors confirmed there were no issues, Bai Laoye’s personal assistant, Zhang Cheng, appeared in Bai Xiangxing’s hospital room.

“You came alone?” Bai Xiangxing asked knowingly.

“Yes, the chairman is in the Fesius Star for business and won’t be back for a week,” Assistant Zhang replied.

“What kind of business requires my grandfather to personally attend?” Bai Xiangxing inquired.

“I’m not entirely sure of the specifics,” Assistant Zhang replied evasively.

“I’ve only become an Omega for a few days, and the company is already keeping things secret from me,” Bai Xiangxing said with a sarcastic smile. Just a few days ago, he was the heir to the conglomerate, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company. Now, he didn’t even have the privilege to ask questions.

Assistant Zhang’s face briefly displayed embarrassment and sympathy, but these emotions quickly disappeared. Regardless of Bai Xiangxing’s previous status, the moment he became an Omega, he no longer belonged to that world.

“Let’s go,” Bai Xiangxing knew very well how the Bai family would handle him now that he had become an Omega, and he didn’t want to make things difficult for his subordinate.

“Huh?” Assistant Zhang was momentarily surprised.

“Aren’t you here to take me back?” Bai Xiangxing said, then proceeded to leave on his own.

On the way back to the Bai family, Bai Xiangxing remained silent, his expression calm. It wasn’t until the car stopped at the Bai family estate, and he gazed at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings that his demeanor changed.

Assistant Zhang noticed Bai Xiangxing’s unease and quickly reassured him, “Sir, Young Master Bai and Young Master Qing are both confined, and you won’t see them here.”

“Confined?” Bai Xiangxing’s lips curled slightly, forming a cold smile. “Planning to keep them locked up for a few days?”

Bai Xiangxing used the word “days” in a mocking manner.

“Sir, please focus on your recovery. When the chairman returns, he will provide an explanation,” Assistant Zhang replied, pretending not to understand the sarcasm.

“Assistant Zhang, what do you think about me reporting this to the police?”

As soon as Bai Xiangxing mentioned this, Assistant Zhang’s previously gentle tone turned stern. “Young Master Bai, the chairman has advised us not to air our dirty laundry in public. Besides, you don’t have any evidence.”

Indeed, he had no evidence. He had been drugged and rendered unconscious by his second uncle, injected with some substance. He had remained in a coma for over twenty hours, during which any evidence would have been eliminated. Even if he could find evidence, his grandfather wouldn’t allow him to involve the police.

“Heh…”

Assistant Zhang felt his scalp tingle under Bai Xiangxing’s piercing gaze. For some reason, he sensed that this Omega, who had recently undergone a transformation, had a stronger aura than before. “The chairman said that Young Master Bai is a sensible person who should know how to take care of himself.”

As the group chat became more lively, some individuals even started to make suggestive remarks about what they would do with him once they married him. Bai Xiangxing, a former Alpha, was accustomed to the occasional playful banter between Alphas, but he had never imagined himself as the center of attention. It was quite a peculiar feeling.

Bai Xiangxing quickly finished his dessert, then began taking screenshots, planning to keep evidence for future reference. As for engaging in arguments in the group chat, he had no interest in wasting his time arguing with a bunch of fools.

“Stop it, all of you!”

Just as Bai Xiangxing was happily taking screenshots, an incongruous message appeared in the chat.

Someone was speaking up for him? Who was it?

It was Shi Zhen.

When Bai Xiangxing saw the name, he froze for a moment. Shi Zhen was also in this group chat?

“What we say is our business. What does it have to do with you?” Someone objected.

“Yeah, who do you think you are?” Another person chimed in, feeling indignant.

Shi Zhen responded firmly, “Starting now, anyone who says another word, I’ll confront them in person.”

As Shi Zhen made this statement, the group chat visibly fell silent. Verbally sparring with Shi Zhen was beyond the capabilities of these rich and carefree individuals in the chat. Shi Zhen might not be able to win debates in this group of pleasure-seekers, but as a military man and an S-class Alpha, there were very few who could match him in a physical confrontation.

“You’re a soldier; hitting people violates military discipline.”

“Yeah, you wouldn’t dare.”

Shi Zhen simply didn’t respond.

Shi Zhen, the nemesis of Bai Xiangxing during his teenage years, had been arranged as his prospective marriage partner in his previous life. Bai Xiangxing still remembered the intense anger he felt when he learned that Shi Zhen was his potential spouse. It was clear that Shi Zhen’s intent was to disgust him.

Bai Xiangxing held grudges, and he didn’t mince words. He had resented this vendetta from the moment the marriage proposal was made. If it weren’t for the fact that he had encountered a group of interstellar pirates while transporting goods, and Shi Zhen’s team had come to his rescue, he would have sought revenge for that grudge last time. Nevertheless, considering that Shi Zhen would become a future lieutenant general, his character wasn’t terrible. Most importantly, this guy had astonishing willpower. Once, an Omega went into heat in front of him, and he calmly administered suppressants without a change in expression. Truly a ninja turtle.

A figure like Shi Zhen, who transitioned from an Alpha to an Omega in a single move, naturally attracted considerable attention. While there was some mockery and pity, the primary topic of discussion wasn’t how he became an Omega, but who he would marry. A former S-class Alpha—what kind of Alpha would he end up with? A former powerhouse, now beneath someone else? These were the juicy details that piqued their interest.

The release of this information didn’t require investigation; Zhang Cheng was aware that it was likely planned while Bai Cang was preparing the drugs. His next step was to marry Bai Xiangxing off. This would not only allow Bai Xiangxing to leave the Bai family completely but also secure a new batch of resources. It was like hitting two birds with one stone.

“Let it be.” Zhang, the assistant, understood what even the Bai Patriarch couldn’t possibly be unaware of. He knew Bai Xiangxing too well; he had raised him himself. Given the enormity of the situation, if Bai Xiangxing could remain so calm, it was a testament to his profound scheming. Keeping Bai Xiangxing in the Bai family would be a significant risk, so the only option was to marry him off.

“Speaking of which,” Bai Patriarch could not help but sigh again. “Select a few for him to choose from later.”

“Yes.”

After hanging up the phone, with no one around, Zhang’s face revealed open sympathy. Such a talented and extraordinary individual, such a proud Alpha, was now about to be sold like a commodity.

With Bai Patriarch’s tacit approval, the Bai family spread the news of Bai Xiangxing’s impending marriage in the circle at lightning speed. In just two days, it was widely known. In a group chat that gathered the scions of most of the capital’s aristocratic families, they were fervently discussing this matter.

“My family used my pheromones to match with Bai Xiangxing.”

“So did mine.”

“Me too.”

“I don’t want to be matched with him. He used to be an Alpha. I’m afraid I won’t be able to perform in bed.”

“No matter what he was before, he’s an Omega now. When his heat comes, you won’t have a choice.”

“Bai Xiangxing used to be so arrogant. If I can marry him and keep him beneath me, the feeling… tsk, tsk.”

“Don’t say that, Bai Xiangxing has always looked like an Omega. Now that he’s actually become one, is he even more attractive? I’d be willing just for that face.”

“Because of him, I’ve been scolded by my father more than a few times. If I can marry him, I’ll make sure he understands what it means to prioritize his husband.”

While Bai Xiangxing enjoyed his dessert, he calmly read the messages in the group. These people used to bow and scrape to him and call him “Young Master Bai” with great respect. Now that he had become an Omega, they were all reveling in his misfortune. During the time he first became an Omega in his previous life, his mood had been so terrible that he hadn’t paid attention to this group, and he had no idea it had become like this.

It was for this reason that he chose to marry this time after his rebirth. Shi Zhen wanted to disgust him by marrying him, but he wouldn’t actually do anything. If his marriage partner wasn’t Shi Zhen, Bai Xiangxing would probably still choose to start from scratch on his own.

They just wanted to disgust him? Fine, he could endure it. With the life-saving favor from his previous life, he might even be able to let go of his grudge.

Bai Xiangxing wasn’t the type to seek help from others when faced with problems. Now that those who enjoyed his misfortune had exposed themselves sufficiently and he had finished taking screenshots, he leisurely typed a message, “If you want to marry me, using pheromone matching won’t work. For those who want to marry me, go back and ask your family what resources they have to exchange with the Bai family. I’ll be waiting for you to propose.”

With this message, nearly half of the avatars in the group chat list instantly darkened.

Hmph, they talk so big but dare not back it up.

Bai Xiangxing left the group chat on the spot and returned to his room. While his body had undergone the necessary modifications, he was still adapting to life as an Omega, and he easily became fatigued. At the same time, on the other side of the city, in the Shi family’s courtyard, a man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, tall and straight, dressed in military uniform, was watching the last message in the group chat with a serious expression.

The Bai family really intended to marry Bai Xiangxing off? To use resources as a bargaining chip?