After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 51
In the restaurant, Shi Zhen mechanically poked at his bowl of rice with his chopsticks, his movements robotic but his expression rich with emotions. Sometimes he grinned foolishly, sometimes he pursed his lips and furrowed his brows, and occasionally his face even flushed, as if reminiscing about something.
When Liang Chen approached, this was the scene he witnessed, nearly dropping his jaw in shock. Thankfully, he greeted Shi Zhen before heading to get his food; otherwise, his tray would have surely fallen to the ground by now.
Boss, are you eating or taking medication? Why do you look so silly?
No, wait, this is the aftermath of losing one’s virginity!
Hehehe~~~
Liang Chen almost burst into laughter, quickly covering his mouth with his hand, but he still couldn’t help but laugh until his stomach hurt.
Yesterday, unable to stop his comrade from going to find Bai Xiangxing, Liang Chen knew that once Shi Zhen’s rut period passed, he would either face approval or a beating. For this reason, he spent the night in anxiety. But now, he could relax; what awaited him was approval.
“Boss,” Liang Chen called out.
Shi Zhen looked up and, upon seeing Liang Chen, quickly regained his composure. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to eat,” Liang Chen replied.
“Oh.” Only then did Shi Zhen remember that he was here to eat too. He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, but his expression changed as soon as he tasted it.
How did the food get cold so quickly after serving? Nevertheless, he didn’t want to waste it and continued to eat slowly.
“Boss,” Liang Chen called again.
Shi Zhen looked up once more, wanting to know what Liang Chen wanted. However, he saw Liang Chen grinning lecherously at him.
“Are you asking for a beating?” Shi Zhen scolded.
Liang Chen’s smile faded, and he smiled bitterly. “Boss, if you don’t thank me, that’s fine, but you actually want to beat me up.”
“Thank you. What did you do?” Shi Zhen asked.
“About you and Xing Shao’s affair, now you’re officially a husband, right?” Liang Chen said, followed by another lecherous grin.
Shi Zhen’s expression froze for a moment, then his cold demeanor softened slightly. “It’s none of your business.”
“How is it none of my business? If I hadn’t stopped Xingxing from coming yesterday, wouldn’t you have had a problem?” Liang Chen felt like he had made a significant contribution.
Shi Zhen thought for a moment. He knew that he and Bai Xiangxing had an arranged marriage… well, not anymore, Shi Zhen thought bitterly to himself. Among the members of the Flame Team, Liang Chen was the only one who knew about their arranged marriage. Logically speaking, in yesterday’s situation, Liang Chen should have stopped Bai Xiangxing.
“I haven’t asked you yet, why didn’t you stop Bai Xiangxing yesterday?” Although the current outcome was good, what if, what if he hadn’t been able to control himself yesterday and really forced Bai Xiangxing? Shi Zhen couldn’t forgive himself.
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“Of course, because I could tell you liked Xing Shao. When someone likes another person, they go into heat voluntarily,” Liang Chen said without thinking.
Shi Zhen stared coldly at Liang Chen.
Liang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Why was Boss staring at him like that? Did he say something wrong? No, wait, after yesterday’s events, anyone with eyes could see that Boss liked Xing Shao.
Wait a minute, Liang Chen’s mind raced. He quickly added, “And, I think Xing Shao also likes you.”
Shi Zhen was taken aback, silent for a moment, then stammered, uncertain, “You think he likes me?”
“Of course, I could see it at a glance. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have risked my life to stop Xing Shao,” Liang Chen replied confidently, but his back was covered in cold sweat. He had saved himself from the brink of death by his quick thinking.
In yesterday’s situation, he had let Xing Shao in, not because Boss liked Xing Shao, but because Xing Shao liked Boss. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have become an accomplice to Boss’s coercion of Xing Shao?
“You…” Shi Zhen began poking at his food with his chopsticks again. “How did you see that?”
After asking, Shi Zhen’s ears turned red again, but his eyes sparkled, staring at Liang Chen in a way that made him shiver.
Men in love are terrifying, especially someone like Boss who has never been in a relationship before and just lost his virginity.
“Well… isn’t it easy to see?” Liang Chen continued confidently. “When you went to propose to the Bai family, you said that Bai Xiangxing is stubborn and proud, someone who won’t easily yield. You went to propose, and did Bai Xiangxing feel insulted by you? No, he happily agreed. That’s enough to show…”
“To show what?” Shi Zhen asked.
“To show that you’re different in his eyes. At the very least, he doesn’t resent marrying you,” Liang Chen emphasized.
Shi Zhen recalled his visit to the Bai family to pick up Bai Xiangxing. That day had gone too smoothly, in hindsight. Thinking about it now, did Bai Xiangxing…?
Shi Zhen felt his heart pounding incessantly. “Is there more?”
“Of course, there’s plenty more. Look, when he found out about the financial trouble at the Xinshi Corporation, he immediately took over the company. When he knew you were injured and in the hospital, without hesitation, he had the doctor take a sample of his pheromones to treat your injuries, even though he fainted from the pain. Recently, I casually mentioned that your armor broke during a mission, and the next day he bought you a seventh-level armor. He cares so much about you. And not just you, even us around you, he gave each of us a set of fourth-level armor, such generosity, all for your sake, right? Otherwise, why would he spend billions on us, who are unrelated? And most importantly, why was Bai Xiangxing kidnapped by the Star Pirates this time?”
With each reason Liang Chen gave, Shi Zhen’s eyes lit up a little more.
“Because he wanted to go to the Sagittarius system. But why did he want to go there?” Liang Chen prompted.
“For the asteroid I gave to the Bai family,” Shi Zhen murmured.
“Exactly! With the current assets of the Xinshi Corporation, he could buy several of those asteroids. So why did he personally go there? If all of this isn’t love, then what is?” Liang Chen’s question hit like a thunderbolt, brainwashing Shi Zhen instantly.
Cough, of course, it could also be the result of the parties involved cooperating willingly.
“Aren’t you here to eat? Where’s your food?” Shi Zhen noticed that Liang Chen’s plate was empty.
“I’ll go get some food now.” Liang Chen hurriedly got up to get food, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he went. That was a close call.
But honestly, after saying those things, Liang Chen had even convinced himself. Actually, he had considered stopping Bai Xiangxing yesterday, but in the end, he chose to let things take their course. Perhaps subconsciously, he truly believed that Bai Xiangxing also liked their Boss.
After finishing their meal, the two left the restaurant together. As they walked, Liang Chen suddenly felt something was wrong. Why was Boss walking in the same direction as him? Shouldn’t he turn right at this corner? Bai Xiangxing’s room was over there.
Although Liang Chen found it strange, he didn’t ask. Perhaps Boss had something to instruct him. But when they arrived at the room, Shi Zhen skillfully occupied Liang Chen’s bed, showing no intention of leaving.
“Boss, are you planning to stay here tonight?”
“Yeah.”
“No, how can you stay here?” Liang Chen couldn’t believe it.
Shi Zhen looked puzzled. “He… he wants to be alone.”
Actually, before eating at the restaurant, he bought a meal and tried to deliver it to Bai Xiangxing, but Bai Xiangxing didn’t even open the door and told him to leave the food and go.
Of course, this was too embarrassing, so Shi Zhen didn’t have the courage to tell the truth.
“You got kicked out?” But Liang Chen could guess.
Shi Zhen remained silent.
“Boss, I have to tell you, where’s your usual perseverance when you’re on a mission? Where’s your determination not to give up? How can you be chased away at a time like this?” Liang Chen rebuked. “It’s not easy to seize the opportunity.”
Shi Zhen, realizing his lack of ability in this area, became humble. “But… he didn’t open the door. I couldn’t do anything.”
“If he doesn’t open the door, ask the management office for the password.”
“Even if I get in, he’ll still kick me out.” And he would probably be even angrier. Shi Zhen didn’t want Bai Xiangxing to be unhappy.
“Just insist. Even if Bai Xiangxing hits you or scolds you, you can’t leave,” Liang Chen said seriously. “Do you still want to go back to the way things were with Bai Xiangxing?”
Shi Zhen would never agree, but hesitated, “Wouldn’t that be a bit shameless?”
Shi Zhen had never done anything so embarrassing in his life.
“Boss, do you want face or your wife?” Liang Chen asked.
After a moment of silence, Shi Zhen got up, opened the door, and left.
As soon as he left, there was uproarious laughter coming from the bathroom. Liang Chen walked over and saw Liu Qing sitting on the toilet, clutching his stomach and laughing so hard it seemed like he would suffocate.
Seeing this scene, Liang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. If it wasn’t for knowing that Boss would kill him if he said anything, he really wanted to share it with the other comrades.
On the other side, Shi Zhen got the password from the management office and arrived at Bai Xiangxing’s door. He hesitated for a moment before knocking.
“Who is it?” Bai Xiangxing’s voice was still hoarse and weak.
“It’s me,” Shi Zhen replied.
“Go away!” Bai Xiangxing’s voice turned stern.
Shi Zhen hesitated for a moment, then entered the password and pushed the door open.
Inside the room, Bai Xiangxing saw Shi Zhen enter, his eyes wide with surprise. “How did you get the password to my room?”
“The management office said this room was originally prepared for the two of us,” Shi Zhen answered truthfully.
“Shi Zhen, did you forget that we’re only contractually married?” Bai Xiangxing reminded him.
“Now… are we still?” Shi Zhen cautiously asked, looking at Bai Xiangxing with hopeful eyes.
“Of course…” Bai Xiangxing wanted to say “of course we’re still”, but when he met Shi Zhen’s cautious and hopeful gaze, he suddenly couldn’t say it anymore.
Moreover, with the marking done, the relationship between them now meant that as long as they were together, their pheromones would intertwine and make them both feel itchy all over.
“Control your pheromones, don’t let them out!” Bai Xiangxing scolded.
“Oh, okay.” Shi Zhen quickly restrained his pheromones. He wasn’t doing it on purpose, it was just that they had recently completed the marking, which was the most intimate time, and his pheromones would naturally be attracted by Bai Xiangxing’s and overflow from his body. Of course, he wouldn’t dare to say that.
As Shi Zhen reined in his pheromones, Bai Xiangxing’s own pheromones started to protest, looking a little wilted and lacking the previous excitement, affecting his mood as well.
“You go out!” It was all because of this person in front of him.
“I’m not leaving,” Shi Zhen shook his head.
“What do you want?” Bai Xiangxing asked.
“I don’t want anything. As long as you don’t make me leave,” Shi Zhen said.
“Shi Zhen, are you playing dumb with me?” Bai Xiangxing couldn’t help but laugh.
It was the first time in his life that Shi Zhen had no shame, but his thin skin was supported by his strong mental resilience.
“Yeah.”
“You’re still ‘yeah’? Are you still shameless?” Bai Xiangxing couldn’t believe it.
“I… I want you.” Instead of his dignity, he naturally wanted his wife.
Bai Xiangxing’s heart skipped a beat, looking incredulously at the man in front of him who blushed and couldn’t look at him.
“What do you mean?”
The hardest words to say had already been said, and Shi Zhen became calmer. “I don’t want to be just contractually married to you anymore. Let’s make it real. I’ve marked you, and I will definitely…”
“Shi Zhen, do you think that now that I’m an Omega, I can only be controlled by you after being marked?” Bai Xiangxing suddenly understood why he didn’t resent Shi Zhen, but felt frustrated after waking up. He had been marked, as an Omega, he had been marked, and the feeling of being controlled and belonging to someone else made him very uncomfortable.
“Of course not.” Shi Zhen’s rebuttal was louder than Bai Xiangxing’s. “I’ve never thought about controlling you, or felt that you were different after becoming an Omega. I know you’ve been through a lot and can’t understand the changes in your heart after becoming an Omega, but I’ve never looked down on you. In my eyes, you’re still you.”
Bai Xiangxing stared at Shi Zhen’s eyes blankly, and Shi Zhen returned the gaze without flinching. After a long time, Bai Xiangxing cursed him as a liar.
Shi Zhen panicked, “I’m not.”
“Not? If I were still an Alpha, could you have gone into heat because of me?” Bai Xiangxing asked.
Shi Zhen was suddenly at a loss for words and lost his momentum, reverting to the coward who couldn’t look at his wife from a minute ago. It wasn’t that he was guilty of Bai Xiangxing’s question, but he thought of the intimacy of last night.
Seeing him like this, Bai Xiangxing snorted and turned over with the blanket, ignoring Shi Zhen, but didn’t kick him out either.
After a while, Shi Zhen looked up and saw that Bai Xiangxing had already laid down. He belatedly realized that he seemed to have stayed. Although he couldn’t sleep in bed yet, at least they were in the same room.
Shi Zhen was somewhat elated, standing quietly and not daring to move, afraid of waking Bai Xiangxing. It wasn’t until he thought Bai Xiangxing was almost asleep that he tiptoed to the bedside and gently tucked the covers for him.
“I can’t answer your question just now. If you’re still an Alpha, we probably wouldn’t have these interactions, right? You seemed to dislike me a lot back then,” Shi Zhen whispered. “The only thing I can be sure of is that I didn’t fall for you because of your Omega status.”
With that, Shi Zhen quietly retreated to the nearby chair, closed his eyes, and rested.
On the bed, Bai Xiangxing, facing away from Shi Zhen, had a faint smile on his lips, as if he had just had a beautiful dream.
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Dou48
Oof, I dont love Liang Chen’s advice. Sure it ended up working out but pushing boundaries is not great.