After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 48

After dinner, Shi Zhen escorted Bai Xiangxing back. Along the way, the two remained silent, but the atmosphere wasn’t awkward. Walking one after the other, their shadows gradually overlapped under the fluorescent lights.

 

Bai Xiangxing was still regretting accidentally “volunteering” to spend the New Year with Shi Zhen’s family, to meet Shi Zhen’s parents. It felt different from meeting Shi Ning and Shi Zhen’s uncle, giving him an overwhelming sense of solemnity.

 

If only he had met them on the first day of their marriage, Bai Xiangxing suddenly had this thought.

 

“Careful.”

 

A warm touch on his forehead and a voice sounded simultaneously. Bai Xiangxing looked up in surprise, only then realizing there was a large, unknown potted plant placed in front of him. If Shi Zhen hadn’t stopped him in time, he might have been hit by the branches.

 

“Thank you.” Bai Xiangxing took a step back, feeling Shi Zhen’s hand was too hot and too close, making him flustered. But since Shi Zhen was originally following behind him, his step back actually avoided Shi Zhen’s palm, but he ended up colliding into Shi Zhen’s arms.

 

Shi Zhen tensed up, his eyes darkening.

 

“Sorry.” Bai Xiangxing was confused for a moment, then hurriedly squirmed out from under Shi Zhen’s still-raised arm, retreating a meter away before stopping.

 

Shi Zhen’s heavy gaze dimmed slightly when he saw Bai Xiangxing’s frantic evasion.

 

“It’s okay,” Shi Zhen said lightly.

 

“Uh… um, my room is just ahead. I can go by myself, no need to accompany me,” in fact, when they left the restaurant, no one mentioned anything about accompanying each other. It’s just that naturally, Shi Zhen followed behind him. Bai Xiangxing didn’t find it inappropriate and didn’t refuse, but now, he felt a bit embarrassed.

 

Bai Xiangxing was actually very good at socializing. As long as he wanted to, he wouldn’t let awkwardness arise when interacting with people. But somehow, today seemed to have more awkward moments.

 

“Almost there,” Shi Zhen said.

 

“Oh, okay.” Bai Xiangxing nodded blankly, not saying anything more, and continued to walk forward. Anyway, they were almost there, so he would let Shi Zhen accompany him.

 

Wait a minute!

 

Since they were almost there, Shi Zhen didn’t need to accompany him anymore, so why did he silently allow Shi Zhen to continue accompanying him?

 

Belatedly, Bai Xiangxing felt regretful, but it would seem deliberate if he changed his mind now, so he endured it. Fortunately, they were indeed close, and in a moment, they arrived at the door of his room.

 

“Um, I’m here,” Bai Xiangxing stood at the door and smiled.

 

“Okay,” Shi Zhen nodded, but didn’t leave.

 

“Is there something else?”

 

“My account received an extra fifty thousand star coins,” Shi Zhen said, looking at Bai Xiangxing.

 

After reopening his smart device, Shi Zhen immediately saw a message notification: “You have received a transfer of fifty thousand star coins from the linked account.”

 

He only had one linked account, the one he bound on the day of his marriage, the partner account.

 

“Oh, that… it’s your pocket money,” Bai Xiangxing chuckled, “I meant to tell you, but you were still on a mission and your communication wasn’t open.”

 

Shi Zhen frowned. “I’m not like Shi Ning. Why are you giving me pocket money?”

 

Shi Zhen knew about Bai Xiangxing giving Shi Ning fifty thousand pocket money every month. At first, Shi Ning didn’t dare to accept it, but Bai Xiangxing insisted. However, Shi Ning was an Omega and still a child, so it was only natural for him to receive pocket money. But why did he have pocket money?

 

“You said you were embarrassed to use money from my account, right? So I’ll just send you some every month. So you won’t have to worry about not having money to eat and end up borrowing from others to refill your meal card,” Bai Xiangxing said.

 

Shi Zhen’s lack of money to recharge his meal card was because he had given all his salary to Bai Xiangxing to buy clothes. However, when Bai Xiangxing mentioned it now, it was Shi Zhen who felt embarrassed. After all, it was indeed somewhat embarrassing for a team leader to be so broke that he couldn’t even recharge his meal card.

 

“Is there anything else? If not, I’m going back. I’m tired,” Bai Xiangxing couldn’t possibly be tired just after waking up, but he just wanted to quickly end this somewhat strange atmosphere.

 

Shi Zhen shook his head and was about to leave when his gaze suddenly fell on Bai Xiangxing’s face. Unable to help himself, he reminded, “Remember to apply the medicine. Bruises need to be dispersed to heal faster.”

 

“No, it hurts too much. I’ll let it heal slowly,” Bai Xiangxing, being a former Alpha who had also been in fights, knew that bruises needed to be massaged to heal faster. However, his body was now more fragile, and he was a bit afraid of pain. Moreover, not massaging would only delay the healing a bit, not prevent it altogether. So he preferred to avoid the pain.

 

Shi Zhen frowned slightly, seeming somewhat disapproving, but he didn’t say anything.

 

“Also, thank you for sending over the ointment,” Bai Xiangxing said somewhat embarrassedly, then opened the door and went inside.

 

Shi Zhen stood at the door for a moment, smiled, then turned and walked toward his own room.

 

On the way, he suddenly received a message from Shi Ning: [Brother, have you finished your mission?]

 

Shi Zhen replied: [Just finished.]

 

As soon as he sent this message, Shi Ning immediately made a video call. The child appeared in the video wearing loose home clothes, smiling brightly. Judging from the background, he was in his own room.

 

“Brother, have you finished your mission?” Shi Ning asked.

 

“Yeah, just finished. Do you need something?” If Shi Ning didn’t need anything, he rarely messaged him during his missions.

 

“Not really, just reminding you to buy a gift,” Shi Ning said.

 

“What do you want?” Whenever he went on missions and had a chance to rest, he would buy gifts nearby to bring back for Shi Ning.

 

“Not for me,” Shi Ning shook his head like a rattle drum, “it’s for Xingxing Ge.”

 

Shi Zhen was stunned.

 

“Didn’t Xingxing Ge give you battle armor last time? And since you’re on a mission, going to such a distant place, bringing back gifts can create surprises…” Shi Ning chattered on, and Shi Zhen listened quietly until a figure flashed behind Shi Ning.

 

“Is there someone else at home?” Shi Zhen interrupted his younger brother.

 

“Yeah, there’s also Xiangrong?” Shi Ning responded naturally, while also turning the camera to Xiangrong, “Xiangrong, say hi to my brother.”

 

In the video, the indifferent-looking teenager sat cross-legged on the carpet. Upon hearing Shi Ning’s call, he lazily waved his hand towards the camera, which counted as a greeting.

 

“Why is he there?” There was already a hint of anger in Shi Zhen’s voice.

 

“Xingxing Ge went out for business. It’s been two days since he left, and you haven’t come back, so I was scared to be alone at home, so I asked Xiangrong to come over and keep me company. Besides, he’s stayed at our house before,” Shi Ning didn’t know about Bai Xiangxing’s encounter with the star pirate, assuming the other party was still on their way to the Sagittarius system.

 

He may have stayed before, but the problem was that the carpet where Xiangrong sat was in Shi Ning’s room.

 

“Why is he in your room then?” Shi Zhen asked.

 

“My gaming compartment is broken, and Xiangrong is helping me fix it,” Shi Ning explained.

 

Shi Zhen restrained himself, wanting to say, “You’re an Omega, you should be more careful.” But Xiang Rong hadn’t differentiated yet. Although based on the characteristics Xiang Rong exhibited, it was highly likely that he would differentiate into an Alpha, but at this moment, he hadn’t done so yet.

 

“Xiang Rong is almost at the age of differentiation. You two should spend less time together,” Shi Zhen thought for a moment and could only remind them in this way.

 

“Xiang Rong is only thirteen years old. Generally, differentiation doesn’t happen until fifteen, and besides, Xiang Rong looks so good, he’s probably going to differentiate into an Omega,” Shi Ning didn’t take it seriously for a moment.

 

“You just differentiated into an Omega!” Xiang Rong’s voice from off-camera sounded somewhat stiff.

 

“I was originally an Omega,” Shi Ning innocently replied.

 

There was silence for a moment on the video, then Shi Zhen heard footsteps and the sound of a door closing, knowing that Xiang Rong had been driven away by Shi Ning.

 

Shi Zhen was satisfied and reminded, “It’s late, go to bed early. You have classes tomorrow.”

 

“I know, remember to buy a gift,” Shi Ning reminded.

 

“I got it,” Shi Zhen nodded.

 

“Oh, brother, do you have enough money?” Shi Ning asked worriedly, “Xingxing Ge is so rich now. When you buy gifts, you can’t be stingy. You have to buy something expensive. I’ve saved over a million in the past few months. I can transfer it to you.”

 

“No need, I have money,” Shi Zhen refused.

 

“Brother, I’m not saying this, but your monthly salary isn’t enough for Xingxing Ge to buy a pair of pants,” Shi Ning said awkwardly.

 

Their Xingxing Ge was someone who could buy a pair of pants worth a month of his husband’s salary. Shi Ning was really afraid that if his brother bought a gift that his Xingxing Ge didn’t like, it would strain their relationship. Although, with time passing month by month, it would almost be a year soon. If there was no progress by then, what would happen if they divorced?

 

Shi Ning couldn’t let such a thing happen. He didn’t want to be a left-behind child again.

 

Wasn’t this matter something they couldn’t get over? And he had already received a raise now, earning sixty thousand star coins a month. He could even buy an extra pair of socks.

 

“No need, I have pocket money too,” Shi Zhen said proudly when it came to pocket money. “He also transferred five hundred thousand to me.”

 

“Who? Xingxing Ge? Xingxing Ge gave you pocket money?” Shi Ning was excited, jumping up and down in his room, “Oh my god, brother, you got pocket money.”

 

For Shi Zhen, although he wasn’t as excited as a child, his life was quite simple, and there wasn’t much to spend money on. But Bai Xiangxing was afraid he wouldn’t have enough money to spend, so he deliberately transferred money to him, which made him quite happy. Happy enough that when he mentioned this to his younger brother, he felt a bit smug.

 

“Do you know what this means?” After being excited for a while on the video, Shi Ning suddenly asked.

 

Shi Zhen thought to himself: It means he cares about me.

 

But on the surface, he shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know.

 

“It means Xingxing Ge likes you!” Shi Ning exclaimed excitedly, “Think about it, Xingxing Ge is so fond of making money. For every penny he spends, he wants to earn a hundred back. Such a person is willing to give you pocket money, isn’t that a sign of liking you?”

 

“He gave you money too, didn’t he?”

 

“How could it be the same? He sees me as his little brother, but you’re his husband,” Shi Ning was about to cry at how silly his brother was, “You ask any married person, what does it mean when a wife gives her husband pocket money?”

 

After hanging up the phone, Shi Zhen’s mind was filled with Shi Ning’s last words. He also wanted to ask someone about it, but everyone around him was single. Plus, he didn’t dare to ask Liang Chen and the others. Those guys were gossips; if he asked today, the entire army would know tomorrow.

 

Shi Zhen hesitated and posted on the internet: “What would you do if your partner suddenly gave you fifty thousand star coins as pocket money?”

 

Shi Zhen waited for five minutes, then refreshed the page.

 

“The OP is a rich person.”

 

“Is the OP being kept?”

 

“If the OP is being kept, don’t hesitate. The moment you get the money, wash up and wait for your partner’s favor in bed.”

 

“If the OP is an Omega, love fiercely and have children for your partner. If an Alpha, love fiercely and let your partner have children.”

 

“+1 for fierce love.”

 

“+2.”

 

…

 

Shi Zhen’s face turned black and hot as he read the comments. He felt like he understood something, yet also felt like he didn’t fully understand. But from the comments of netizens, it seemed that most people thought that if their partner suddenly gave them pocket money, it meant they wanted something?

 

As Shi Zhen was contemplating this, Liang Chen came out of the bathroom after showering and suddenly exclaimed, “Boss, control your pheromones.”

 

Shi Zhen was startled. It then dawned on him that his pheromones were leaking out. He subconsciously tried to contain them, but somehow found it difficult. Oh no, was it because he hadn’t injected the specialized suppressant?

 

Before departing on the mission, the military issued him a suppressant specifically for his pheromones, instructing them to inject it when they sensed instability. The members of the Blaze Squad had all injected it during the latter half of the mission, but he hadn’t. One, because he didn’t want to, and two, because he thought his condition was still manageable and could fully support his return to the capital star.

 

But then, he had teleported over and killed a bunch of star bandits. Could it be because of that?

 

“Boss, what are you staring at? Hurry up and retract your pheromones,” Liang Chen’s face turned ugly as he retreated back into the bathroom.

 

“Get me a suppressant,” Shi Zhen said with a stern face.

 

Liang Chen suddenly realized something was wrong and knew that his boss was probably losing control again. He faced the strong pheromones and came out of the bathroom, handing a suppressant to Shi Zhen. Although it was just a regular suppressant and its effect might not be too good, it could still temporarily suppress them.

 

Shi Zhen took the suppressant, raised his hand, and jabbed it into his gland. But as the needle pierced, the expected suppression did not occur; the pheromones continued to leak out wildly.

 

Did he need a specialized suppressant after all?

 

Just then, Liang Chen suddenly exclaimed, “Boss, are you going into rut?”

 

Shi Zhen suddenly looked up.