After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 5

The Shi Family.

Shi Zhen was choosing his clothes. In a little while, he would be heading to the Bai Family to pick up Bai Xiangxing. Thinking about their upcoming meeting, Shi Zhen’s emotions became complicated.

“Brother, is your future wife nice?” Shi Zhen’s younger brother, Shi Ning, asked curiously.

A week ago, Shi Zhen had suddenly told their family that he was getting married. Today, he was going to get the marriage certificate, but he didn’t know anything about his future sister-in-law. He had heard from his brother’s adjutant, Liang Chen, that he was a former classmate of his brother, but that was about it.

Shi Zhen hadn’t seen Bai Xiangxing in a long time. After high school, he went to the military academy, while Bai Xiangxing pursued a management degree at the Imperial University. They rarely met, and Shi Zhen’s impression of Bai Xiangxing was still stuck in their high school days. At that time, Bai Xiangxing had an unpleasant personality – he was loud, arrogant, had a sharp tongue, and was impulsive. However…

“His temper can be a bit bad, but he’s a good person,” Shi Zhen summarized.

Shi Ning’s eyes lit up, and he said, “Don’t worry, Brother. When your future wife arrives, I’ll get along with her and speak highly of you.”

“No need,” Shi Zhen replied, ruffling his little brother’s hair.

“But Mom said that you’re not good at soothing Omegas and that your temperament isn’t very likable. he told me to make sure your future wife likes me, or he might develop feelings for someone else. Then what will you do if he divorces you?” Shi Ning looked worried. He didn’t really think his brother was unlikable – his brother may not talk much and had a serious expression all the time, but he was actually very gentle. Every time he returned from a mission, he brought Shi Ning gifts. However, the Omegas around his brother were often afraid of him.

Shi Ning had asked his mother about this. he explained that it was because his brother’s pheromones had a strong suppressive effect due to their high rank. This made Omegas uncomfortable when they smelled it. However, because they were family, they weren’t affected by his brother’s pheromones, so they didn’t feel it. But his future wife was a former classmate, so he probably wouldn’t be afraid.

“You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll go change my clothes,” Shi Zhen said.

“How can you wear your military uniform?” Shi Ning immediately stopped his brother. “You already look stern, and wearing a military uniform will make you look even scarier. You might frighten your future wife. Wear a suit instead.”

With that, Shi Ning forcibly replaced the military uniform that his brother was holding with one from the closet.

“Trust me, he won’t be scared,” Bai Xiangxing would be suspicious if he were afraid of him. When they were in school, he used to come and pick fights with him all the time.

“Regardless, go and change quickly; we’re running out of time,” Shi Ning urged.

Shi Zhen had no choice but to take the suit and go change.

“Today, aren’t you leaving with Mr. Shi?” The servant didn’t dare to mention the word “marriage” in front of Bai Xiangxing, but he knew that after today, Bai Xiangxing wouldn’t return.

“Heh, afraid I’ll linger and refuse to leave? Did you come to remind me to pack my things?” Bai Xiangxing taunted.

The servant remained silent, just following orders.

“No need to pack. Just throw away everything inside.” After spending half an hour choosing his current outfit, Bai Xiangxing had no intention of packing the remaining unsuitable clothes. He thought he would have Shi Zhen buy him new ones after the wedding.

Besides, clothes weren’t expensive, and Shi Zhen was willing to marry him just to spite him. He wouldn’t be stingy with money for clothes.

Bai Xiangxing descended the stairs at a leisurely pace. The people waiting downstairs had been waiting for a while. Bai Xiangxing’s gaze fell first on Shi Zhen. With his head raised, Shi Zhen’s skin appeared slightly tanned, likely from missions in the high-ultraviolet areas of the border planets. His hair was neatly groomed, and his pitch-black eyes were captivating. He exuded a powerful presence even with his casual outfit. However, his choice of clothing didn’t quite match his aura. A military uniform would have suited him better.

“Xiangxing, you’ve finally come down. Your future husband has been waiting for you for half an hour,” Bai Xiangqing, with a bandage on his forehead, called out to Bai Xiangxing.

Shi Zhen’s brow slightly furrowed.

His future husband shouted so loudly. Was he trying to provoke him intentionally?

“Cousin, your health seems to be recovering nicely. It’s only been a few days, and the injury on your head is almost gone,” Bai Xiangxing said with a smile as he approached Bai Xiangqing.

Bai Xiangqing thought about Bai Xiangxing’s fierce appearance that night and suddenly felt weak in the legs. He instinctively took two steps back.

“Heh,” Bai Xiangxing sneered.

Coward.

Bai Xiangqing couldn’t keep up his facade any longer. Through gritted teeth, he said, “As a cousin, you can’t behave here as you do at home. You must get along well with Mr. Shi and aim to have children soon. As an Omega, bearing offspring is a top priority.”

Bai Xiangxing glared at Bai Xiangqing. Just then, Shi Zhen took a step forward and cast a gentle gaze in Bai Xiangqing’s direction. Bai Xiangqing’s face suddenly turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.

Bai Xiangxing was stunned. Before he could react, Bai Xiangqing shouted angrily, “Shi Zhen, what are you doing? Control your pheromones!”

Shi Zhen didn’t respond and didn’t retract his oppressive aura.

Bai Xiangxing looked at Shi Zhen in surprise. Why was this guy defending him? Wasn’t he marrying him just to disgust and humiliate him?

“Shi Zhen, are you here today for a marriage or for revenge?” Bai’s patriarch saw that Shi Zhen was taking a long time to withdraw his pheromones and became angry. Bai Xiangqing was just an A-level Alpha and a civilian. He couldn’t withstand Shi Zhen’s pheromone pressure, especially in this one-sided manner, where the user focused their aura on one person, making the pressure several times stronger than undirected attacks.

“I just don’t like others meddling in my family’s affairs,” Shi Zhen said, retracting his pheromones as he spoke.

Bai Xiangxing understood that regardless of Shi Zhen’s motives for marrying him, now that he was part of their family, he was subject to Bai family rules. While Bai Xiangxing could be humiliated by them, outsiders couldn’t. Humiliating him would be akin to humiliating the Shi family.

Even though Shi Zhen was a bastard, he was still far better than the people from the Bai family.

At this moment, Shi Zhen’s gaze turned toward him, and Bai Xiangxing smiled at him. Shi Zhen visibly hesitated and moved away hastily.

Bai’s patriarch looked at Bai Xiangxing, who stood confidently and met Shi Zhen’s gaze without flinching. Then, he glanced at Bai Xiangqing, who was pale and slumped on the couch, and an inexplicable sense of anger welled up inside him.

“Now that he is a part of your family, you can take him with you,” Bai Cang said. He had come today to witness Bai Xiangxing’s departure. As long as Bai Xiangxing left the Bai family completely, it would be his victory, and nothing else mattered.

Shi Zhen looked at Bai Xiangxing.

Bai Xiangxing looked at Bai’s patriarch.

Bai’s patriarch sighed, closed his eyes, and seemed to have no intention of changing his mind.

Bai Xiangxing suddenly smiled, and amid the bewildered gazes of everyone, he said to Bai’s patriarch, “Grandfather, let’s make a bet.”

“A bet?” Bai’s patriarch was puzzled.

“In a year, I’ll make the Bai family bankrupt,” Bai Xiangxing said.

Bai’s patriarch narrowed his eyes.

“Bai Xiangxing, who do you think you are? Just an Omega who turned into a waste. You’re spouting nonsense…” Bai Cang was interrupted midway through his sentence as he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his back. A terrifying pheromone surrounded him.

Terrified, Bai Cang looked at Shi Zhen, who was silently staring at him. Shi Zhen’s eyes showed no emotion, but his intensity was palpable.

“What’s the bet?” Bai’s patriarch asked Bai Xiangxing.

“I’ll bet… wait, if the Bai family goes bankrupt, it seems you won’t have anything to use as collateral against me,” Bai Xiangxing pretended to be troubled, “Well, I’ll take the risk. You don’t need to provide any stake. After all, one year from now, the Bai family will definitely fall.”

“Very well, I’ll wait,” Bai’s patriarch understood Bai Xiangxing’s current state of mind. Since Bai Xiangxing had been given up by him like this, he surely held some resentment. Promising to bankrupt the Bai family within a year was quite audacious.

“Alright, I’ll be waiting,” Bai Xiangxing said, turning to Shi Zhen. “Let’s go.”

Shi Zhen nodded and left with Bai Xiangxing.

It was only after Shi Zhen had left that Bai Cang dared to speak again. “Father, it seems like Shi Zhen is quite protective of Bai Xiangxing. Could he be supporting Bai Xiangxing to suppress us?”

“Considering the assets of the Shi family? They’ll need the ability for that,” Bai’s patriarch coldly remarked.

The only profitable asset that the Shi family currently had was already given as a dowry for Bai Xiangxing. Protecting their assets was difficult, let alone trying to suppress the Bai family. One year? If the Shi family could hold on for another year without going bankrupt, that would be an achievement in itself.