Chapter 024: “He doesn’t love me at all!” (03/07)
“Guilty?”
“Afraid?”
“Don’t dare?” Huo Qi asked several times in a low tone, then said, “Wasn’t it you who wanted to marry me?” Huo Qi didn’t believe that Xie Chenyang had fallen in love with him because of one intimate encounter.
If he knew who he was, then there was a definite motive. If he didn’t know him, and he wasn’t a love-addled fool, then why would he want to marry him without even knowing his name or identity?
A person with an unknown purpose, with the ability to break through his security, was looking at him with affectionate eyes, as if he were in love with him. It certainly was a convincing performance.
“Yes, yes! I want to marry you.”
Xie Chenyang anxiously exclaimed in his mind: [Didn’t you say that we can’t reveal your existence or my true identity? You said that? You definitely said so! What should I do about this polygraph? Can you handle it? No, I can handle this!]
You Huang, calmly: “Why panic? Your spirit is sufficiently formidable. Even if there is an accident, with my help, it can not be uncovered.”
Xie Chenyang sighed in relief. [That’s good.]
Huo Qi: “Do you know my name?”
[Know, ah.]
Xie Chenyang lifted his head from his arms. “What’s your name?”
“Huo Qi.”
“En en, my name is Yan Chen.”
Huo Qi caressed his hair. Xie Chenyang then licked his lips. Huo Qi gave a low laugh, then lowered his head and kissed him.
— The next morning. —
The Sixth Legion had dispatched Theron1OG Xilun (西伦) its sometimes written as Theron. to dutifully ring the doorbell.
Xie Chenyang: [Ah Huang, open the door.]
Ah Huang: “……”
As the door to the apartment opened, Theron’s eyes lit up when he saw Xie Chenyanf. “Good day, ma’am. I’m here to see the Deputy General; my name is Theron.”
Xie Chenyang smiled from the sofa with a cup of coffee in his hands and a faint greenish tinge under his eyes. “Hm, come in. Ah-Qi is washing up.”
Theron obediently set the machine on the table then sat across from him, surveying him in what he thought was a covert manner.
Wow! This Omega was covered in the Deputy General’s pheromones! He couldn’t even try to hide them!
Xie Chenyang put down his coffee and glanced at the other’s slightly swollen cheeks and cracked lips with some curiosity. “What happened to your face?”
Theron smiled sweetly. “It’s nothing; just some aftereffects from training.”
All those cretins! He had fought tooth and nail to get this coveted slot! You had to know that the Deputy General has always been abstinent, so strong that he could even turn a blind eye to an Omega’s estrus!
Then suddenly he was about to get married!
The entire legion was dying of curiosity!
“That’s rather exhausting, huh.” Xie Chenyang couldn’t help but yawn.
[I’m so sleepy.]
You Huang: “As you should! You guys messed around for so long.”
[Ugh, gotta let Ah-Qi know that even though I’m an Omega, my physical strength isn’t worse than his.]
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to hold him down.
Theron shyly spoke, “May I ask ……”
Xie Chenyang: “My name is Yan Chen.”
Theron: “Mis–……”
Xie Chenyang: “Brother Yan or Brother Chen, don’t call me Mrs.”
Theron: “Okay, Brother Chen.”
So imposing! So the Deputy General liked this type!
Theron wanted to inquire some more in the meantime, only before he could ask, Huo Qi walked out fully dressed.
Perhaps it was because of the presence of a subordinate. Huo Qi’s cold, hard face had an indifferent expression that carried the intimidating power of a superior. Theron was instantly hesitant to speak.
Huo Qi picked up the device from the table and sat beside Xie Chenyang. Xie Chenyang turned slightly sideways and faced him.
Huo Qi: “Take off your optical brain.” If his defense system was broken by that system named Ah Huang, then it could also be used against the polygraph. What Theron had brought with him was the empire’s most advanced lie detector, one that was limited to military use and not publicly accessible.
Its calculation and sensitivity made it extremely difficult to error. Even the most outstanding spy would not be able to fight it for long.
Xie Chenyang graciously attached the lie detector.
Huo Qi: “Do not lie.”
System: “Don’t lie while not exposing us.”
Xie Chenyang: “Okay.”
Huo Qi began to ask questions. “Who are you?”
“Yan Chen.” When I came to this world, I became Yan Chen.
“Family relations?”
”Had parents who just passed away. Other than that, there’s no other family.”
“Age.”
“20.”
“The four Alphas who kicked down your door yesterday–did you recognize them?”
“No.”
“Any guesses?”
“They were probably sent by Malikai.”
“Who is Malikai?”
“A bastard nobleman who covets my beauty.”
Theron reached up to cover his mouth in surprise and stared at them with wide eyes. The light brain in his hand was already on video mode.
Huo Qi continued. “Yesterday was your estrus. Why didn’t you take your inhibitor?”
“With you around, there was no reason to take it.”
“Why do you want to marry me?”
“Because I love you.”
The polygraph didn’t react, and Huo Qi stared at him intently. Xie Chenyang’s eyes that gazed back were frank and unflinchingly affectionate, not hiding anything.
“Why do you want to marry me?”
“Because I love you.”
He repeated this question ten times.
Xie Chenyang: “Because I love you.”
[He simply wants to hear my confession, right?!]
You Huang smirked. “It’s quite possible.”
Theron also had a weird look on his face as he watched Huo Qi.
The expression on Huo Qi’s face remained cold, unable to see the slightest sign of faltering, “Who sent you to approach me?”
“No one sent me.”
“How did you break my defense system?”
“Ah-Huang broke it.”
“Is Ah-Huang really just a system?”
“Yes.” Ah Huang was originally a system.
“How did you get it?”
“He came to me on his own.”
“When did you get it?”
Xie Chenyang paused: [Should I say from my previous life?]
Huo Qi kept an intense focus on him. “When did you get it?”
Xie Chenyang: “The day before yesterday.”
He came to this world the day before yesterday, which equaled this body getting the system the day before yesterday. Before that, the original Yan Chen didn’t have the system. It was sort of the truth.
Huo Qi: “How did it find you?”
Xie Chenyang: “It just appeared.”
Theron’s face grew gradually serious..
Huo Qi: “You have no doubts about its sudden appearance?”
“I trust him.” Xie Chenyang looked directly into Huo Qi’s eyes. “He won’t hurt me.”
Huo Qi: “Can you give it to me to examine?”
“After we get married, the access rights will be shared, and you’ll be able to use him as well.”
Huo Qi: “Have you seen me before?”
Xie Chenyang: “In this life, last night was the first time I’d ever seen you.”
Huo Qi: “In this life?”
“Just means, ‘in this life’.”
After asking a few more questions, Huo Qi helped him remove the lie detector.
Xie Chenyang brightly stared at him. “So can we go and register our marriage now?”
Huo Qi: “Yes.”
He passed the polygraph to Theron. “Take it back and report the results.”
Theron stood up. “Yes, Deputy General!”
Theron could see that he had no intention of entertaining a guest and obediently took the polygraph and left.
He was swarmed when he returned to the Sixth Legion.
He scrambled straight into the Legion Commander’s office. “I’m going to turn this in first! I’ll talk to you all after We’ll talk later!”
— Legion Commander’s Office. —
The Sixth Legion’s Admiral ranks were gathered together. In order to prevent spies, anyone with a military position who wanted to get married had to have the potential spouse take a lie detector test. When prompted, Theron projected the footage from his lightbrain.
Legion Commander: “Wow, Little Huo is quite blessed with good fortune.”
Xie Chenyang’s appearance was exquisitely pleasing and very athletic.
A soft guffaw sounded in the office when Huo Qi continuously asked why the omega wanted to marry him.
A man with a tanned complexion snorted. “This kid is doing it on purpose, isn’t he?”
The Legion Commander chuckled as well. “Look at this Yan Chen’s eyes; they are full of love at a glance. He’s open and honest, and extremely passionate. It’s no wonder that Xiao Huo wants to hear ‘I love you’ a few more times.”
“Mr. Huo has been trained in resistance. He can remain impassive in the face of an Omega in heat, and all these years I haven’t seen him have any intention of looking for a partner. I thought he was going to end up alone.”
“So that’s what he likes.”
Theron, who wasn’t an Admiral but was able to stay here because he was one of the people involved, interjected with a smug grin. “When I met Brother Chen earlier, his body was covered in Deputy General Hou’s pheromones.
“So there really is love at first sight in the world.”
“I don’t necessarily think so, didn’t he say that he met Mr. Huo during his estrus period? No doubt he was mesmerized by Mr. Huo’s pheromones and got marked. An Omega is strongly attracted to the first Alpha to mark him, and becomes extremely attached to them.”
“That system …… might have a problem.”
“Appearing out of nowhere is too suspicious.”
“Leave it to Mr. Huo–as long as Yan Chen is clean, then the system is something that Mr. Huo can fix.”
The video ended.
The Legion leaders got up. “Alright, let’s all go prepare Xiao Huo’s wedding congratulations.”
— — —
Over on this side, Xie Chenyang and Huo Qi were quick to register their marriage.
They chose permission sharing. From then on–unless they got divorced–their various information, such as property and privacy, was otherwise open to each other.
You Huang said sincerely, “Congratulations.”
They always met each other quickly and could establish a relationship swiftly. Having seen too many previous hosts’ long roads of wife-chasing in various worlds, upon seeing this pair, You Huang was consoled.
It is also unknown whether they were too deeply tied in their souls; even if one side had no memories, they could quickly fall in love with each other. If it was the original Huo Qi, it would definitely not happen this way.
Xie Chenyang happily replied [Thank you, Ah Huang! It’s all because of your help that it went so smoothly for me.]
— — —
After returning home, Xie Chenyang wanted to kiss Huo Qi.
Huo Qi mercilessly pushed him away and began to study Ah Huang. “Ah Huang.”
Ah Huang’s voice rang out from the light brain, “Present.”
Huo Qi: “Who is your maker?”
Xie Chenyang discontentedly sat on the side and watched him interrogate You Huang.
Ah Huang: “No comment.”
Huo Qi’s face sank, “Who told you to come to Yan Chen’s side?”
Xie Chenyang can’t help but chuckle audibly. [You’re quite good at angering people.]
You Huang sulked. “Isn’t it all because of you? If it weren’t for you, why would I need to refine a subsystem?”
[Refine a sub?]
You Huang: “Mmm.” A strand of its divine soul was split from it.
[I thought that it was a small system that you just created now.]
Huo Qi’s eyes grew colder. “What is your purpose for coming to Yan Chen?”
Ah Huang: “To protect him, accompany him, and watch over him.”
Huo Qi paused. It was not that all questions were left unanswered, then perhaps some questions were set so it was unable to provide an answer.
Huo Qi: “What does it mean to watch over him?”
Ah Huang: “Watch him enjoy a peaceful life and not go down a crooked path.”
[Not go a crooked path?]
You Huang: “Just making up things. I watch you carry out your mission.”
[Oh-oh.]
Huo Qi: “Will you hurt Yan Chen?”
“Will not.”
“Would you do something harmful to the empire?”
“Will you divulge information about him?”
Huo Qi: “Last question, what is your primary duty?”
Ah Huang: “Protect Yan Chen.”
Xie Chenyang reached out and hugged Huo Chi. “Okay, today is our wedding day, eh. Don’t just keep interrogating Ah Huang.”
Huo Qi returned his hug. “It has an unknown background.”
“He won’t harm me. My intuition is very accurate.” Xie Chenyang lightly pressed Huo Qi’s waist. “Because of him, I was able to escape Malikai.”
“Escape?”
“Yeah, Malikai took me by force and kidnapped me to his villa while his fiancée indirectly killed my parents.”
Huo Qi’s eyes narrowed. “Leave him to me.”
“Good.” Xie Chenyang leaned on his shoulder. “So, where are we going for our honeymoon?”
“I’m still recuperating. I’m not up to going out.” Huo Qi gently caressed his head. “I’ll accompany you afterwards, okay?”
“Recuperating? I think you’re in pretty good health.” They could battle for a day and a night.
Huo Qi said softly, “It’s a mental injury, but staying with you has made it a lot better.”
“Huh, so I’m your medicine?”
Huo Qi laughed lowly. “Yes, your pheromones–they soothe me.”
Xie Chenyang scowled. [He doesn’t love me at all! He loves my pheromones! I thought he agreed to my marriage proposal too readily; it turns out that he’s using me as a medicine!]
You Huang: “You proposed though?”
[I love him so much, but he just sees me as a soothing medicine for his spirit!]
You Huang: “Then divorce?”
[What are you talking about? Even if he only loves my pheromones, sooner or later I will make him love my soul~]
You Huang took a deep breath. Why am I getting involved with this stupid guy!
[Hee hee hee.]
Seeing Xie Chenyangsilent for so long, Huo Qi lifted his face. “Although that is the truth, however, I married you not only because you can soothe me.”
Xie Chenyang’s eyes lit up. “You fell in love with me at first sight?”
Huo Qi: “You could say that.”
Otherwise, even if it was an Omega in heat that he didn’t want, he could …… Although this little O had unusual strength, Huo Qi had no problem escaping even if he couldn’t fight because of his mental injuries.
Edit: Krone
Proofreader: Choux_choux
