After Rebirth, Married to a Deadly Enemy - Chapter 54

Shi Zhen saw Bai Xiangxing in this state for the first time. Quiet, expressionless, as if devoid of life altogether. Even when he woke up in the hospital after falling into Bai Cang’s and his son’s trap and learned he was going to become an Omega, he didn’t look like this.

Shi Zhen regretted it a bit. Maybe he shouldn’t have asked that question. The person was caught, the deed was done, what was the point of asking again? He shouldn’t have asked, but he was resentful, he couldn’t understand why Bai Lao treated Bai Xiangxing like this. He wanted to help Bai Xiangxing find closure, help him untie the knot in his heart.

But… he underestimated the ugliness of human nature.

Shi Zhen wanted to go over, hug him, comfort him, but he didn’t dare. When they came out of the interrogation room, the first thing Bai Xiangxing did was break free from his embrace, with such force as if he wanted to escape completely.

Shi Zhen didn’t know how to comfort him, or what he could do, so he could only quietly stay by his side.

The people in the police station also dared not disturb them. The pheromones Shi Zhen exuded in the interrogation room were too astounding. He was just an ordinary policeman, who had never been to the battlefield. After experiencing Shi Zhen’s fierceness, they instinctively began to fear. The two of them sat and stood, quietly staying in the reception room. It was unknown how long had passed when Bai Xiangxing suddenly moved.

Shi Zhen’s eyes lit up, but he didn’t speak immediately, waiting for Bai Xiangxing to turn around.

“What time is it?” Bai Xiangxing glanced at him and lightly asked with a smile.

“Eleven o’ six,” Shi Zhen glanced at the time.

“So late, I need to go to work.” Bai Xiangxing said, preparing to leave.

“You’re going to work?” Shi Zhen was surprised.

“Yeah, I’ve been away for so many days, there’s a lot of work waiting for me to handle when I go back to the company.” With that, Bai Xiangxing walked past Shi Zhen and went out. Shi Zhen hurriedly followed behind, and the two of them left the police station.

Outside the police station, Wang Ping had been waiting by the car. When he saw Bai Xiangxing come out, he immediately got out of the car. “Mr. Bai, Young Master.”

“Back to the company.” Bai Xiangxing said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping quickly ran to the other side of the car and opened the rear door. Bai Xiangxing stooped and got into the car.

Shi Zhen stood a meter away, several times wanting to speak, but ultimately held back. He was not articulate, didn’t know what to say, so he might as well let Bai Xiangxing be busy for a while.

Bai Xiangxing left, and Shi Zhen also drove away. When he arrived at the military department, Shi Zhen went about his work as usual, training, but couldn’t concentrate no matter what. Bai Xiangxing’s lifeless appearance kept appearing in his mind.

“Bang!”

A heavy punch landed on Shi Zhen’s jaw, catching him off guard. He grunted, staggering back several steps before steadying himself.

Shi Zhen was punched, but what surprised him more was his sparring partner, Guan Rongfei, who looked incredulously at the punch he had just thrown, muttering, “Oh my god, I punched the boss.”

Everyone around saw this scene. Normally, when sparring, it was Shi Zhen who beat them up. If they wanted to injure Shi Zhen, at least two people would have to team up to have a chance. But just now, Guan Rongfei’s punch landed solidly on Shi Zhen’s face.

Damn, that was the face of the number one fighter in the military department.

Shi Zhen furrowed his brows, raised his hand to touch the spot where he was hit, his gaze darkened as he looked at Guan Rongfei. Guan Rongfei wasn’t afraid either, laughing brazenly, “How was it, boss? My punch had some strength, right?”

“Yeah, not bad.” Shi Zhen chuckled lightly. Before he finished speaking, he rushed towards Guan Rongfei.

The other members of the Flame Squad couldn’t bear to watch the ensuing bloody scene and averted their gaze. Idiot, daring to provoke at a time like this.

“Ah, boss, my face hurts, my ribs are broken, it hurts… I surrender.” Shi Zhen beat Guan Rongfei fiercely until he stopped fighting back.

“Next.” Shi Zhen stood up, looking at the other members of the Flame Squad.

Normally, they would have gone up without hesitation, but at this moment, Shi Zhen was obviously angry because of Guan Rongfei. He would definitely not hold back during the sparring, and they didn’t want to end up like Guan Rongfei.

“Um, it’s four o’clock, boss. Colonel Yuan asked you to come for a routine check-up after four.” Liang Chen remembered something.

To prevent abnormalities in the mental and pheromonal powers of the soldiers, or any potential hazards, they had to undergo a simple physical examination at the military medical center every time they returned from a mission. Last time they returned to the capital star, after Shi Zhen completed the mission, he immediately bought a ticket and flew to see Bai Xiangxing, so the entire Flame Squad had undergone the examination except for Shi Zhen.

Shi Zhen remembered, looked at the time, and indeed it was about time. He didn’t ask for another sparring partner, turned around and left the training room, heading to the military medical center. As he left, the members of the Flame Squad breathed a collective sigh of relief.

“I thought I was going to get beaten up today.”

“Boss, what’s wrong with you today? You seem a bit off.”

“You’ve been absent-minded during sparring with Lao Guan just now.”

“And your temper is especially bad. We’ve provoked the boss before, but he’s never been so irritable. Who pissed him off?”

“No one.”

“Could it be that he had a bad time at home?” Someone suddenly guessed a possibility.

Everyone looked at each other, then nodded together. It turned out to be Xing Shao. If Xing Shao pissed off the boss, we’ll suffer along with him, this is really unfair.

“Hold on, everyone has a set of Grade Four battle armor.” Lin Qing sighed.

Everyone immediately felt relieved upon hearing this. Grade Four battle armor, huh? Even if the boss punches us a couple of times, it’s no problem to face any danger.

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The basic check-up was very simple, just using instruments to test mental power, and then collecting some pheromones would do. After the examination, Shi Zhen came out of the examination room, just about to go downstairs and leave, when he ran into Yuan Tai, who was wearing a white coat. Yuan Tai was in charge of the military medical center.

“Hey, what happened to your face… Just got beaten up, huh? The marks are fresh, the bruising hasn’t fully appeared yet. Who in this unit can beat you? Who?” Yuan Tai was curious, it was rare to see Shi Zhen in such a miserable state.

“I was absent-minded during training,” Shi Zhen replied casually.

“Bad mood?” Yuan Tai raised an eyebrow.

“No,” Shi Zhen shook his head, not wanting to say more.

Seeing that Shi Zhen didn’t want to talk further, Yuan Tai changed the subject, saying, “I heard you went into rut on Planet K, congratulations. During this time, pay more attention to your wife.”

Shi Zhen didn’t react much at first, but then frowned in confusion, “What do you mean?”

Yuan Tai looked at him as if he was an idiot, “Haven’t you had a biology class? Regardless of AO, the pregnancy rate during rut is the highest. If you’re lucky, your wife might already be pregnant.”

Shi Zhen widened his eyes, looking scared.

“Are you happy or scared?” Yuan Tai asked impatiently.

“Really?” Shi Zhen asked tremblingly.

“Pfft, look at how nervous you are. It’s just a possibility, and the chance is not that high.” Yuan Tai was teasing Shi Zhen, seeing the effect, he couldn’t help but laugh, “You’re a top Alpha, and Bai Xiangxing is an A turned O, the pregnancy rate isn’t high. But if you guys want a baby, I can help you figure something out. I know many doctors who specialize in this area, they can…”

“No need.” Shi Zhen interrupted Yuan Tai before he finished, with a wry smile on his face.

Shi Zhen had never thought about having Bai Xiangxing bear him a child, not even a few days ago did he think they would develop to this point. It’s just, maybe after today, things will go back to how they were.

“Did you guys have a fight?” Yuan Tai asked.

Shi Zhen didn’t say anything.

Seeing his appearance, Yuan Tai confirmed that they must have had a fight. Isn’t it said that those who are in love usually go into heat voluntarily? And it’s only been a few days since the hero saved the beauty, how did they end up having a fight?

Yuan Tai knew Shi Zhen very well. Although Shi Zhen wouldn’t intentionally provoke Bai Xiangxing, this guy had low emotional intelligence and didn’t know how to speak. He must have said something wrong and upset Bai Xiangxing.

“It’s okay, Omegas are easy to coax.” Yuan Tai started giving suggestions, “Let me tell you, don’t put any medicine on your face after the bruises appear, go home and act pitiful. The more pitiful you look, the softer Bai Xiangxing will be. If you act even more pitiful, he’ll definitely forgive you. I often use this trick, it never fails, it’s my secret.”

Yuan Tai said smugly, but Shi Zhen wasn’t in the mood to listen. “I have something else to do, I’m leaving.”

With that, Shi Zhen left straight away.

Yuan Tai was stunned for a moment, somewhat worried, “Is it so serious that they might divorce?”

After leaving the medical center, Shi Zhen didn’t return to the training room, but left the military department early and drove home. He came back early today, and when he arrived home, Shi Ning had just finished school, the two brothers met at the door.

“Big brother, why are you back so early today?” Shi Ning looked pleasantly surprised.

“Mhm.” Shi Zhen lazily glanced at Xiang Rong, didn’t say anything, pushed the door and went in.

Xiang Rong usually went home with Shi Ning after school every day, and then went back home after dinner. Today, seeing Shi Zhen, Xiang Rong didn’t want to go in anymore, “I’ll go home first.”

“Okay, I’ll call you for dinner later.” Shi Ning said.

“No need, my brother is back today.” Xiang Rong waved goodbye and left.

Shi Ning went in, put away his school bag, changed into home clothes, saw that it was still early, and wanted to cook dinner himself. He trotted to Shi Zhen and Bai Xiangxing’s room, stuck his head in and looked inside, “Big brother, what do you want to eat tonight… Big brother, what are you doing?”

In the room, Shi Zhen was packing his things, toothpaste, toothbrush, books, pillows, everything Shi Ning was familiar with, were the things he helped his big brother move upstairs from the guest room just last night.