After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 52

The next day, when Bai Xiangxing woke up, Shi Zhen was no longer in the room, but there was a delicate thermos at the bedside.

Bai Xiangxing opened the thermos to find breakfast inside. Without thinking, he knew who had left it there.

“Idiot,” he muttered, then got up to wash in the bathroom. After finishing, he began to eat breakfast leisurely. Until he finished breakfast and Shi Zhen still hadn’t returned, Bai Xiangxing suddenly felt a bit unhappy.

“He only knows how to stay here at night…”

“Ding ding~~” At this moment, the sound of entering the password at the door suddenly came. Bai Xiangxing didn’t say anything, just lowered his head and continued to eat his porridge.

Shi Zhen pushed the door open and saw Bai Xiangxing in pajamas eating breakfast. For some reason, he suddenly felt a strange warmth in his heart. “Awake? Did you sleep well last night?”

“Last night, a rogue refused to leave. It was you. Could you sleep well?” Bai Xiangxing glanced at him coolly.

Shi Zhen awkwardly rubbed his nose and silently repeated to himself, if he wanted his wife, he couldn’t be ashamed.

“Is the breakfast still to your liking?” Shi Zhen’s eyes lit up.

“It’s alright.”

“I’m glad you like it. I… personally went to the restaurant to buy it.”

The second half of Shi Zhen’s sentence was stammered and a bit ashamed. When he went to the restaurant this morning to buy breakfast, the head chef immediately asked him, “Buying breakfast for your wife, huh?”

The news of a top Alpha going into heat suddenly had spread like wildfire in the interstellar management department. The problem with going into heat was that it couldn’t be hidden, especially between husbands. 

“Uh, yeah.” Fortunately, Shi Zhen was usually indifferent in front of outsiders and simply responded without much expression.

“Why is your face so dark? Is your wife finding you too rough?” When the chef asked, he winked mischievously, looking like an experienced person.

Shi Zhen didn’t want to discuss his and Bai Xiangxing’s affairs with others, so he didn’t respond to the chef. However, maybe he was too rough indeed, given all the bruises on Bai Xiangxing’s body.

Seeing Shi Zhen’s face darken even more, the chef knew he had guessed right, and laughed, “It’s okay, Omegas have soft hearts. A little coaxing and they won’t be angry anymore. When you take breakfast back later, say that you personally bought it, and tell him how much thought you put into it. He’ll know you care about him, and won’t be mad at you anymore.”

At the time, Shi Zhen didn’t think much of it, and didn’t want to talk to this gossiping and presumptuous chef, so he just thanked him and left with the breakfast. However, for some reason, he heard Bai Xiangxing say that breakfast was alright just now, and he impulsively said that sentence.

It was his first time coaxing someone, and coupled with feeling guilty, a perfectly good sentence came out clumsily.

Bai Xiangxing almost choked when he heard it. What’s going on? Did Shi Zhen just ask for praise by acting spoiled?

“Personally bought it?” Bai Xiangxing asked.

“Yeah.” Shi Zhen’s eyes brightened.

“Are you telling me this on purpose so I’ll pay you for running errands?” Bai Xiangxing asked deliberately.

The light in Shi Zhen’s eyes dimmed. “That’s not what I meant.”

He really wasn’t good at coaxing Omegas. He ended up making a fool of himself.

Bai Xiangxing saw Shi Zhen looking embarrassed and felt a little better for no reason. He raised the corner of his mouth and asked, “Shouldn’t we be leaving soon?”

“I was just about to tell you. After breakfast, we’ll set off together to return to the capital star,” Shi Zhen said.

Bai Xiangxing shook his head. “I’m not going back. I still need to go to the Sagittarius star system.”

These past two days, Wan Tong had already helped him find out that Mellen in the Sagittarius star system had not been involved in the star pirate kidnapping incident. Bai Xiangxing’s father was the one who had asked him to contact Xinshi at this time. The transfer of the small asteroid was true, and he did need A-grade psychic soothing agent due to illness. The only one calculating against Bai Xiangxing was his father.

Since there was no problem with the transfer of the small asteroid, and Bai Xiangxing didn’t like to leave things unfinished, he decided to continue to the Sagittarius star system.

Shi Zhen frowned. “Come back with me first. Let someone else handle the matter of the small asteroid.”

“No.” Bai Xiangxing shook his head. “Mellen is still waiting for A-grade psychic soothing agent for treatment. I’ve already delayed here for two days. If I delay any longer, it will be considered a breach of contract.”

The contract for purchasing the small asteroid specifically noted the matter of A-grade psychic soothing agent.

“Just have someone deliver the medication,” Shi Zhen suggested.

“The small asteroid is supposed to be transferred to your name. If I don’t go, then you have to, otherwise the transfer can’t be completed.” In the Alliance, asset transfers require the individual’s consent and authorization. If the individual is unavailable, their partner or guardian can act as an agent.

“To my name?” Shi Zhen was taken aback.

“Yeah, it’s originally yours. Buying it back is just returning it to you,” Bai Xiangxing said nonchalantly. “You could have gone originally, but you should be returning to report by now.”

Originally, the Flame Team could only rest here for a day and then immediately return to the capital star. However, Shi Zhen suddenly had that thing, so it was postponed for another day. Regardless, the Flame Team must return to report today.

“I know you’re worried about the possibility of space pirates on the way. Don’t worry, after you killed them the other day, no space pirates will dare to come to this star domain in the short term. Moreover, the interstellar patrol is also diligent now. With Wang Ping accompanying me, nothing will happen,” Bai Xiangxing reassured.

“I don’t want the small asteroid anymore.” After pondering for a moment, Shi Zhen said decisively.

“Why not? Wasn’t the small asteroid left to you by your grandfather?” Bai Xiangxing was puzzled. This was supposed to prevent him from going to the Sagittarius star system. Why did Shi Zhen not want even the small asteroid his grandfather left him?

“I mean, I don’t want it,” Shi Zhen repeated.

“Why don’t you want it?” Bai Xiangxing didn’t understand.

“That was the betrothal gift my grandfather left for me. Now that we’re married, the betrothal gift no longer belongs to me,” Shi Zhen explained.

“You…” Bai Xiangxing was about to scold him, asking if he was stupid, did he have to leave the small asteroid to the Bai family? But then he thought about it again and felt something was off.

“Even if it was bought back, it should still be in your name,” Shi Zhen said sincerely, staring straight into Bai Xiangxing’s eyes.

Bai Xiangxing, who had been in the business world for more than ten years, was unexpectedly made a little embarrassed by Shi Zhen’s gaze. “Who wants your things?”

“But it’s originally yours.” He married Bai Xiangxing, and the betrothal gift was also given to Bai Xiangxing.

“Shi Zhen, do you think…” 

Suddenly, Shi Zhen’s communicator rang. He gestured for Bai Xiangxing to remain silent and quickly answered the call.

“Colonel Lin,” the voice on the other end was Shi Zhen’s superior.

“When can you return to the capital star?” Colonel Lin asked.

“We’re leaving today. We estimate that we can return to the capital star in 23 hours.”

“Hurry up, the laboratory is waiting for the specimens from you.”

“Understood.”

Then the call ended.

Shi Zhen looked up at Bai Xiangxing, who quickly said, “The military department is urging. You should hurry back.”

Bai Xiangxing knew that the mission Shi Zhen was carrying out this time was very dangerous, so the specimens they brought back must be extremely valuable. If it weren’t for saving him, Shi Zhen wouldn’t have delayed here for two days. He also didn’t know if these two days would delay the military department’s research.

“Are you still going to the Sagittarius star system?” Shi Zhen asked persistently.

“Yes.” Bai Xiangxing nodded.

Shi Zhen didn’t stop him anymore, just said, “I’ll go back first to report on the mission. You wait for me in the Sagittarius star system for two days. I’ll come to pick you up after I finish the task.”

“…What’s there to pick up? By the time you come from the capital star, I can already go back directly.”

After the Flame Team’s battleship departed, Bai Xiangxing and Wang Ping also embarked on the flight to the Sagittarius star system. The transfer of the asteroid went very smoothly, and even Mellen, upon learning that their transaction was Old Master Bai’s plot, voluntarily offered 5% of the profits as compensation to Bai Xiangxing.

Bai Xiangxing accepted with pleasure, stating that his trip wasn’t in vain. When he was about to buy a ticket back to the capital star after completing the transfer procedures, Wang Ping informed him that Shi Zhen was already on his way and the spaceship would arrive in one day.

Bai Xiangxing: “…”

Damn, this guy actually came. And based on the round-trip journey, Shi Zhen should have bought a ticket and flown straight over as soon as the mission was completed, without even taking a break.

“I thought I told him not to come?” Bai Xiangxing was speechless.

“The young master is worried,” Wang Ping explained. “And if the young master doesn’t come, Captian Du will.”

Bai Xiangxing was stunned. “Captain Du is coming too? Isn’t he supposed to be on a transport mission?”

“After learning about our situation, the captain said he would personally come to pick you up to return to the capital star. It wasn’t until I told the captain that the young master was coming that the captain decided to return halfway,” Wang Ping explained.

Returned halfway? It sounds like he’s flying out of his way?

“The captain also said that to prevent similar incidents from happening again, whenever you leave the capital star, you will be escorted by your own battleship,” Wang Ping continued.

“Isn’t that too much?” Bai Xiangxing exclaimed.

“How could it be too much? The captain said you are our commander. In the military, commanders always have a personal guard,” Wang Ping explained.

Bai Xiangxing was speechless.

Although he felt that Shi Zhen’s special trip was a waste of time, Bai Xiangxing still didn’t leave early. Instead, he waited for Shi Zhen to come to the hotel. As for going to the port to meet him, Bai Xiangxing expressed that Shi Zhen didn’t have such a big face.

When Shi Zhen arrived at the hotel, the first thing he did was to have Wang Ping vacate the room Bai Xiangxing had booked for him and then slyly slipped into Bai Xiangxing’s room.

Bai Xiangxing could see through him. This guy was planning to stay indefinitely. Bai Xiangxing thought about how he had come all this way, crossing two star domains just to pick him up, so he endured it and planned to discuss it when they got home.

But what he never expected was that someone would take advantage of him once they got home. While he was taking a shower, someone quietly moved in from downstairs. When he came out in a bathrobe, he even saw Shi Ning helping out.

Shi Ning’s expression was like that of an excited rabbit, even more delighted than when Bai Xiangxing gave him five hundred thousand spending money.

“Big brother, Xingxing Ge, I won’t bother you. Goodnight!” After saying that, he dashed out like a rabbit, and before leaving, he even remembered to close the door. He closed the door, but what was even more annoying was that before closing the door, he made a fist-pumping gesture to Shi Zhen as if to encourage him to tidy up.

Hehehe, blood is thicker than water after all. This little fox Shi Ning, tomorrow his spending money will be cut off.

“Shi Zhen, what do you want?” Bai Xiangxing asked.

Shi Zhen looked a little uneasy, his eyes couldn’t help but glance at Bai Xiangxing, but as soon as he glanced, he immediately looked away, then looked back again. Bai Xiangxing became annoyed by his repeated glances.

“If you want to look, just look. Why are you rolling your eyes around?” 

Hearing Bai Xiangxing’s words, Shi Zhen’s eyes fixed on Bai Xiangxing.

Bai Xiangxing followed his gaze down and realized that the belt of his bathrobe wasn’t tied properly when he came out, revealing some of his chest.

Bai Xiangxing was initially angry, but when he saw that Shi Zhen’s face was even redder than his, Bai Xiangxing didn’t get angry anymore. So he wanted to stay in his room indefinitely, huh? 

Let’s see how I can make you leave.

Bai Xiangxing chuckled lightly, didn’t bother to tie the belt properly, just loosely tied it, leaving some of his chest exposed, but not completely covered.

What? You want to look? You’ve seen it before, I’m not afraid you’ll see it again.