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Chapter 35 – In the Flower Garden

“What’s wrong?” An Yao asked An Ji.

An Ji raised his head and said with some discomfort: “I may have crashed the scene of the crime…”

An Yao looked apprehensive and quickly took him to the commissioner of the police. ​

No matter which way you looked at it, this happened at a very bad time. In addition to this event being the empress’s birthday party, today was also a very important diplomatic event between the Empire and the Republic.

Over the past week, the embassy and the imperial officials had been arguing fiercely, and they planned to have a dinner today to bring the entire diplomatic event to a perfect conclusion.

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But unexpectedly, at this critical moment, such an unseemly thing happened.

The crime scene had already been cordoned off, and the hard-earned vacation went to waste. The investigators, dressed in their luxurious clothes, squatted on the ground and worked overtime to collect evidence from the scene.

At the same time, in a reception room next to the banquet hall, an outstanding-looking alpha was sitting before a table. His blond hair was tied neatly behind his head. He wore white gloves and a police uniform. He was questioning all the alphas and betas that have been through the garden. This was Police Commissioner Yu Zhengruan. ​

“Is there something the matter?” Upon noticing movement at the door, Yu Zhengruan’s sharp gaze fell on them.

An Ji relayed the situation to him word for word.

The latter was silent for a moment after listening, and then waved his hand without changing his expression: “I understand.”

Before leaving, An Ji hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but ask: “How is the condition of the victim?”

Yu Zhengruan raised his eyes and glanced at An Ji. He had a typical Caucasian appearance, blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. At the moment, he was sitting on a chair and looking at them with a frigid gaze that did not contain a single trace of warmth. It was like he was sizing up a criminal.

Just when An Ji thought he wouldn’t answer, Yu Zhengruan suddenly said: “He has been sent to the hospital. His parents are with him. His life is not in danger at the moment.”

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This could be considered a blessing among the misfortune. An Ji breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to leave, the compartment behind him opened, and he saw a very tall young man being frog-marched out. He was wearing transparent handcuffs on his hands, and he seemed to be extremely disgusted by the treatment he was receiving. He glared at Yu Zhengruan with an angry look on his face.

“An Can?” An Ji stopped, a bad feeling rising in his heart, “Why are you here?”

An Can’s head whipped up and a bit of panic entered his cold gaze. He subconsciously wanted to hide the handcuffs, but the escorting policeman mistakenly thought he was trying to escape and held his body firmly down. ​

“Let me go!” An Can growled, the veins on his forehead bulged, and the muscles under his suit exploded with terrible strength, throwing the two strong policemen away in an instant.

Just as he was about to go over to An Ji, a gust of palm wind came from behind him.

“Don’t move!” The strong spiritual power spread instantly, and Yu Zhengruan pressed An Can down on the table with a palm. ​

The young police commissioner looked lean and frail, but he was incredibly strong. An Can was pushed down on the table by his slap, and it felt like a huge mountain had fallen on his shoulders. An intense unimaginable fear struck him instantly.

An Can pressed his cheek tightly against the table and looked at Yu Zhengruan angrily, like an indignant beast. ​

“What’s going on?” An Ji hurried over. While helping An Can up, he asked, “Is there some kind of misunderstanding?”

Yu Zhengruan glanced at his hand that was easily pushed away, then at the outstanding-looking omega, and slowly narrowed his eyes: “Do you know this suspect?”

“He is my younger brother.”

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“Then the credibility of your testimony is open to question.”

An Ji frowned: “What do you mean?”

“I cannot reveal the progress of the case, please leave.” Yu Zhengruan clapped his hands and motioned to the two panting policemen to take An Can. Seeing that An Ji was still standing there, he added slowly, “The police station is not a place for you delicate omegas to stay.”

“You have arrested the wrong person.” However, the “delicate” omega grabbed the police commissioner’s wrist. An Ji looked straight into Yu Zhengruan’s ice-blue eyes. The veins in his hand was bulging out from the force of his grip.

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Chapter 34 – In the Flower Garden (13.1)

Let’s rewind time back to half an hour prior.

In the garden of the palace banquet hall, An Ji looked at Li Rong’s unconscious body lying in front of him. At first, he wanted to call someone else to come over and deal with it, but he came to a stop after taking a single step.

Wait a minute. If he called someone over, how was he supposed to explain Li Rong’s fainting problem? It’s not like he could say that he was too formidable and made Li Rong faint by kissing him, right?

No, no, this will ruin his reputation forever! ​

So An Ji picked Li Rong up and rushed the man all the way to the Imperial Household Hospital by himself.

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Li Rong was close to 1.9 meters tall and weighed close to 80 kilograms. If it were any other omega, they would not be able to tow even one of Li Rong’s thighs.

But An Ji had lifted Zergs and fought star beasts before. This weight was nothing to him. He carried Li Rong from the banquet hall all the way to the hospital entrance without losing his breath.

However, when he was approaching the hospital, Li Rong groaned. His face was pale, his brows were furrowed, and he looked like he was having a hard time.

It was then that An Ji realized that the pampered prince could not stand such a rough handling method. He sighed and thoughtfully shifted Li Rong into a princess carry.

……

Seeing how hard An Ji worked to bring him to the hospital, all sorts of feelings welled up in Li Rong’s heart. His heart felt achy and weary. The little bit of embarrassment he felt quickly disappeared and turned into a steady stream of warmth encircling him.

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An Ji was just a fragile omega, but he was willing to go to such extent for him. Although he didn’t show any abnormality in the video, he must be gritting his teeth to hold on since Li Rong was so heavy, right? Perhaps he has even collapsed by now.

An Ji was so good to him, but what about him? He has been awake for so long, but he didn’t even ask after An Ji once. He was so inhuman!

Upon realizing this, Li Rong asked urgently, “Where is he? Is he in the neighboring ward?”

The doctor replied, “No. He left already.”

Li Rong: “…”

An Ji was currently on his way home. It wasn’t because he was embarrassed that he had kissed Li Rong until the other man fainted. He left because the dinner was simply too boring. An Ji hummed a little tune as he walked back, but he was stopped at the palace gate.

“Apologies, the palace is currently checking the guests entering and exiting, and the exit passage is temporarily closed. Please wait here for a moment.” The tall guard said solemnly.

The gate had been raised, leaving only a small door next to it for passage. It was now being guarded by layers and layers of guards. Only omegas who have been inspected were allowed to leave.

An Ji walked through the crowd and asked the guard on the side, “What happened?”

The guard responded, “We are only acting under orders. If you want to leave, please line up for security check.”

An Ji was silent for two seconds. Then he turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

“An Yao!” Returning to the garden outside the banquet hall, An Ji finally saw a familiar figure and ran over quickly, “What happened?”

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An Yao was standing with several unfamiliar alphas. When he heard An Ji’s voice, he took a few steps forward, looked him over once, and then asked, “Are you okay?”

“I’m okay,” An Ji wondered, “What happened? Why is the management so strict all of a sudden?”

An Yao looked around and found that no one had noticed them. Then he took another step forward and said in a voice that only they could hear: “Someone raped an omega in the garden.”

Rape? An Ji gasped, “Are you sure? When did it happen?”

“Tonight, around 8:30 to 9:00,” An Yao pushed up his glasses, “The royal guards are investigating everyone who entered and left the garden during that time.”

Eight thirty to nine o’clock? Didn’t that happen to be the time when he and Li Rong met in the garden?

Seeing An Ji’s face pale, An Yao thought he was afraid of being threatened, so he couldn’t help but comfort him: “Don’t worry too much. Although the garden is large, multiple entrances are monitored. I believe there will be results soon.”

Garden, rape…

An Ji frowned. Could it be the sound coming from behind the flowers when he and Li Rong were sitting on the bench? So it was not a consensual affair at all, but an unequal rape? They were obviously nearby at that time, if only he had noticed earlier…

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Chapter 33 – Princess Carry

The optical computer gently unfolded. The image of a handsome and elegant middle-aged man appeared in midair. Li Hetao was wearing the imperial family’s iconic platinum costume and holding a glass of wine in his hand. He looked over with a smile: “They think our level of openness with the Republic is too high and want to shut down a few kaifang* planets.”

[*T/N: 开放 kāifàng can mean “to be open to the public,” “to open up to the outside (as in other countries, or planets in this interstellar setting),” “to be open-minded,” “unrestrained by convention,” or even “unconstrained in one’s sexuality.” I thought of translating this word as simply “open” in an attempt to encompass all the possible meanings, but at this point in time I’m really not sure what kind of “open” the author means, and “open planet” sounds weird and non-sensical. So I’m leaving it in pinyin for now.]

Contrary to the iron-blooded family tradition of the Li family, Li Hetao had a gentle personality and loved peace. He was a rare dove faction* ruler. During his reign, the relationship between the Empire and the Republic made rapid progress, and the opening of the kaifang planets was a typical example.

[*T/N: dove faction a.k.a. peace party; the faction seeking peace]

“The number of planets that border the Empire and the Republic do not exceed one hundred. We have opened less than a tenth of that number and they’re saying it’s too high?” Liao Yunyan sneered, “I say they have too much free time on their hands, fussing over their little acres of land every day…”

“You called me for something?” Li Hetao interrupted her with a smile.

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Liao Yunyan said, “Li Rong was poisoned at tonight’s banquet!”

Li Hetao was stunned for a moment. A cracking sound came through the optical computer and the glass in his hand shattered into pieces.

The bustling banquet hall suddenly became quiet, as if even the air was freezing.

Why did the emperor get angry all of a sudden?

The congressman who was just proposing that they should restrict opening up broke into a cold sweat.

After a while, the amiable emperor took the handkerchief handed to him by the secretary, wiped his hands nonchalantly, and said calmly: “I have something else to do, let’s talk about it later.”

The congressman had prepared a long script of dialogue in his head, but he did not dare to make any more mistakes at this moment. He could only swallow his words and step aside, as if he had a raw egg stuffed in his throat. ​

It was not until Li Hetao left that the congressman breathed a sigh of relief.

Someone whispered: “Isn’t it just a matter of closing a few kaifang planets? Why so angry all of a sudden?”

Imperial Household Hospital

“It wasn’t poison. It was an accident. It was really just an accident!” Li Rong had already explained it a hundred times, and his mouth was about to dry up. “Why are you not willing to believe me?”

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Liao Yunyan said ruthlessly: “First you have to tell me why did you get a nosebleed and fainted?”

Li Rong looked at the sky speechlessly. ​

“What did the doctor say?” The ward door opened and Li Hetao strode in.

Liao Yunyan recounted the test results just now and said disapprovingly, “He even fainted due to a nosebleed, but he still refused to fess up and just said that no one harmed him.”

Li Rong was still making his final struggle: “There is really no one, when did I ever lie to you…”

“Son,” Li Hetao sat down on the bedside, and said in a serious tone as he used to do when the House of Representatives was in a meeting, “On a micro level, we are a family, so as parents we are naturally worried about your safety. However, on a macro level, you are this empire’s only heir. If someone coerced or potentially threatened you, it will cause immeasurable harm to the entire empire.”

Li Rong: “…I just got overly excited.”

Liao Yunyan: “Then why were you so excited?”

Li Hetao said kindly: “Believe me, we can’t let you be threatened, tell us…”

“Because An Ji kissed me!” Li Rong couldn’t bear it anymore and roared. ​

As if the pause button had been pressed, the air in the ward froze. ​

After a long silence, Liao Yunyan finally regained her precarious consciousness and said stiffly: “What did you just say?”

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“An Ji took the initiative to hold my hand and kissed me.” Since the cat was already out of the bag, Li Rong decided to spill all the beans. In order to maintain his dignity as an SSS-level alpha, he specifically emphasized the word ‘initiative.’ “So I was a little excited and accidentally fainted.”

Liao Yunyan trembled and looked over in disbelief. ​

Li Rong raised his eyebrows: “Do you understand now?”

“You… how much medicine have you been fed?” Liao Yunyan’s face was full of despair, and her voice was trembling, “Otherwise, why would you be hallucinating?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask the doctor. It was An Ji who sent me here.” The young prince raised his chin.

Liao Yunyan said suspiciously: “Is this really true?”

The doctor nodded. “It was that omega who brought His Highness here.”

The surveillance camera footage was quickly found, and Li Rong came over excitedly. At the same time, he was also a little curious. How did An Ji, who was as fragile as a rose, bring a tall and strong adult like him here?

He must have suffered a lot in the process, but An Ji was willing to do this for him… Li Rong blushed, raised his head and looked at the surveillance video, trying to find some proof of love.

When he saw the surveillance video clearly, his eyes widened suddenly, and his face morphed into an expression of astonishment as if struck by lightning. ​

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“This…” Liao Yunyan was not much better than him. After a long silence, she finally came to her senses and said in disbelief, “So this is the type of interaction you two have…?”

“No!” Li Rong blurted out, his fair face turning red instantly.

“It’s okay, we understand.” Liao Yunyan’s thoughts were running a hundred miles a minute. She softened her tone, “We are not such unenlightened parents. It doesn’t matter even if you like to be on the weak side*. I saw too many such scenes when I was in the Republic. No one said that the alpha has to be strong and the omega has to be weak.”

[*T/N: Pretty sure “weak” here is an euphemism for being the one on the bottom. Lol.]

“I’m not weak!” Li Rong denied, as angry as a young male lion whose authority was challenged. ​

Liao Yunyan: “Then why were you brought here in a princess carry?”

Li Rong: “…”

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Chapter 32 – Princess Carry (12.1)

Ten minutes later at the Imperial Household Hospital

“Doctor, how is he?”

The banquet had yet to end, but Liao Yunyan rushed over to the hospital without even changing out of her high-heeled shoes. She asked the doctor urgently, “Why did he faint so suddenly again? Is this a residual effect of what happened yesterday?”

The doctor replied, “At the moment, there doesn’t seem to be anything serious to worry about and the cause of unconsciousness should not have anything to do with spiritual power.”

“Then why did he faint?”

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“When His Highness arrived at the hospital, a large amount of dopamine was detected in the brain, accompanied by dilation of subcutaneous blood vessels, accelerated heartbeat, and rosy complexion.”

Liao Yunyan: “So?”

The young doctor pushed up his glasses and said calmly: “The test data shows that the cause of His Highness’s unconsciousness is most likely due to excessive excitement.”

Liao Yunyan raised her eyebrows: “Excessive excitement?”

Doctor: “That’s right.”

“…”

This answer was beyond her expectation. Even the experienced and knowledgeable empress of the empire was at a loss for words for a moment.

How could Li Long get a nosebleed out of the blue? And the reason was excessive excitement… Liao Yunyan frowned and guessed out loud, “Could he have been poisoned?”

The doctor replied, “There are many potential reasons. He might have been poisoned. He might have taken stimulants. He might have gotten too excited that his body naturally fainted.”

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“Impossible.” Liao Yunyan said resolutely. “He’s not some seventeen or eighteen year old kid that blushes over a date. How could he get so excited to the point of fainting?”

Doctor: “…”

That’s not what your son’s body says.

Li Rong had a dream.

It was a clear night. The bright moon hung in the night sky, and the Milky Way stretched across the sky like muslin. He was in a garden full of roses and every breath he took carried a sweet scent.

At that moment, An Ji walked leisurely towards him under the moonlight. His body carried the scent of roses all over. Big roses bloomed behind him, and a gauze-like mist filled the air, outlining his tall and elegant figure.

His body was leaner than the average Omega, but his straight back exuded a perseverance that no one could break. ​​

Li Rong subconsciously leaned over, wanting to get closer to An Ji. ​

He was ready to be rejected, but he never thought that in the next moment, An Ji would take the initiative to walk towards him, stand on tiptoes and kiss the corner of his lips…

Even in his dream, he couldn’t conceal his inner joy. Li Rong’s eyebrows relaxed, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he rubbed his cheek affectionately against the pillow. ​

Li Rong opened his eyes and was meet with Madam Liao’s solemn face. She looked grave enough to be attending a funeral. It was as if he was suffering from a terminal illness and would die in the next moment. ​

Li Rong: “…”

“You’re awake?” Liao Yunyan’s eyes lit up and she grabbed Li Rong’s hand, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Do you know who I am? Do you know what one plus one equals?”

Li Rong: “…”

“Sorry to disappoint you. I haven’t gone senile yet.” Li Rong lifted the quilt and sat up, “Why are you here?”

Liao Yunyan: “That should be my line. Why would you suddenly have a nosebleed and faint without rhyme or reason? The doctor said you were overly excited. If you ask me, I say you must have been drugged!”

Li Rong: “…”

Doctor: “Your Highness, please think carefully about what you ate before you fainted. Did you feel like there was anything abnormal?”

“No.” Li Rong shook his head.

Liao Yunyan: “You must have been poisoned!”

Li Rong: “…No one tried to harm me.”

Liao Yunyan: “You fainted and had a nosebleed. And you’re saying that no one tried to harm you?”

Li Rong’s expression was a little hard to describe: “…That’s the body’s natural reaction.”

“What natural reaction? Liao Yunyan arched her eyebrows in an imposing manner. “You were kidnapped when you were fourteen. Instead of fainting, you forcibly connected to the Mecca to fight your way out. At your eighteenth-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, you were beaten by Jun Rufei to the point where you could barely breathe but didn’t faint. Instead, you counterattacked with a cunning plan. And today you just attended my birthday party, but you got a nosebleed and fainted. Could it be that this old lady’s beauty made you dizzy?”

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Li Rong held his forehead. His handsome face was full of despair. ​​

He began to reflect on whether his past behavior was too tough, leaving the impression of a combat robot in Madam Liao’s mind.

Seeing him like this, Liao Yunyan became more convinced hat Li Rong was being threatened and stood up resolutely, “Although we said we would let you be when you become an adult, we will not ignore it when you encounter difficulties. Tell us, your dad and I will help you solve the problem together.”

Li Rong just shook his head: “I’m fine, it’s just an accident.”

Liao Yunyan couldn’t pry the answer out of Li Rong’s mouth, so she started to complain to his father: “What are you doing right now?”

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Chapter 31 – Dizzy from Kissing Too Much

Li Rong told him to do whatever he wanted.

An Ji thought for a while. Then he suddenly raised his hands and gave Li Rong a big hug.

At that moment, Li Rong felt all the blood in his body rush to his brain, and his cheeks turned red with a bang. So was this the so-called medical treatment agreement? If the treatment was like this, then he was willing to be sick for the rest of his life.

An Ji thought that a hug would make Li Rong feel better, but he didn’t expect that Li Rong’s reaction would get even worse. Li Rong’s whole body became stiff and blood surged to his head. It was as If he was about to go berserk in the next moment.

They weren’t going to kiss again, were they?

While he was hesitating over what to do, a rustling sound suddenly came from the rose bush behind him. Immediately afterwards, intermittent noises rang out.

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An Ji had yet to realize what was going on when he saw Li Rong’s face suddenly turn red. His face and ears turned pink. Even though An Ji had no experience, he understood what was happening. He glanced back in surprise. The dense vegetation blocked his sight, and he could only see the flowers shaking regularly.

An Ji’s mouth opened and closed without sound. He didn’t think that these nobles would go that far.

“Don’t look at them,” Li Rong raised his hand and turned An Ji’s face away from the flowers, pretending to be calm, “Look at me.”

Li Rong tried to act the part of an experience driver, but his hot palms and trembling voice gave away his nervousness.

An Ji withdrew his gaze, and his hand on Li Rong’s waist gradually moved up to the back of Li Rong’s neck. He wasn’t reluctant about carrying out the agreement. To him, kissing once, or twice, or thrice wasn’t all that different. The question was whether Li Rong could accept the treatment in his current state.

Thinking of this, An Ji asked in a gentlemanly manner: “Can I kiss you?”

Li Rong was stunned. If he was tense before, then he was like an ice sculpture now, frozen solid. But his heart seemed to be equipped with a high bit rate engine, beating non-stop, as if it was going to rush off the planet and fly into space in the next moment.

When Li Rong didn’t answer, An Ji asked again, “So can I?”

After a long time, Li Rong finally found his voice and struggled to squeeze out a syllable, “Ye…”

Then An Ji kissed him on the lips.

Li Rong: “!”

Da-thump. Da-thump.

At nine o’ clock in the evening, the fireworks show started right on time. Brilliant fireworks emitted dazzling light all over the palace. In the garden, Li Rong’s eyes were wide as he took in this scene. To him, the brilliant blooms of light in the night sky were no more than a backdrop to enhance An Ji.

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All he could feel now was An Ji’s hot body temperature and soft lips. The lingering ghost of pheromones teased his senses and made him feel slightly intoxicated.

In fact, this was not even a proper kiss. This was just a gentle touch of the corner of the mouth.

But for someone like Li Rong – who has been single for twenty years and even masturbating was considered rude – this was the furthest extent of intimacy he could imagine.

The moment An Ji took the initiative to kiss him, Li Rong felt like he was frozen into a popsicle, and then quickly thrown into boiling water. His body, blood, bones, and even soul were no longer under his control.

An indescribable impulse surged out from within his body, and the blood from his four limbs surged to his head.

Drip drip… Drip drip …

Bright red blood gushed out of Li Rong’s nose and fell onto the snow-white clothes, like red plums blooming in the snow.

An Ji opened and closed his mouth silently. He looked like he had seen a ghost. “Li Rong…”

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“Ah? What’s wrong?” Li Rong was still immersed in the kiss just now. His head was dizzy, and the corners of his mouth were rising uncontrollably.

Before An Ji could say anything, he saw Li Rong’s body swaying. With this smiling expression on his face, he fell down with a thud.

An Ji: “…”

An Ji: “!”

F*ck, he knocked Li Rong unconscious with a kiss!

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Chapter 30 – Dizzy from Kissing Too Much

After his rebirth, An Ji thought that he had become rational enough and was good at looking at the bigger picture. However, comparing himself with Li Rong, he realized that he was still far behind.

Li Rong sat beside An Ji, not knowing the pedestal that An Ji was placing him on. He could feel the omega’s hot body temperature and smell the vague scent of pheromones. His heart was beating fast and his mind was in a mess. His entire body exuded a strong aura of mating.

That was the human nature’s desire to pursue a fulfilling relationship. That was the fatal temptation of a hundred percent pheromone match. That was the primitive throbbing that no amount of gorgeous clothing could hide.

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Li Rong lowered his had and saw An Ji’s left hand placed upon the chair. It was clean and white. Amidst the dim night, it shone like clear jade.

They were so close that if Li Rong just moved his hand he could touch An Ji’s hand.

But he could not.

Twenty years of royal education have engraved gentlemanly politeness into his bones. Li Rong’s Adam’s apple rolled and he tried hard to hold back his inner desire.

According to An Ji’s current level of avoidance of him, it would take at least ten dates before he could proceed to the step of holding hands. If he acted rashly now, he would definitely scare An Ji so much that the omega would go home and cry in his bed.

But An Ji’s crying face would be quite cute; maybe it’s okay to make him cry a little… No. Pull yourself together, Li Rong! People don’t hold hands when they first meet.

Suddenly, Li Rong felt a soft, cool touch on his hand. His eyes shot open.

“Is this okay?” An Ji looked up at him. The light traced his handsome profile, and his dark eyes were clear and bright.

Li Rong’s mouth flapped open and close a few times as if he had lost the ability to speak. His heart beat faster and faster, as if it was about to busrt out of his chest.

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Then An Ji moved. Li Rong thought the other party was going to retract his hand now, but then An Ji took it a step further. He shifted their hands from simply holding hands to interlocking their fingers.

This was a unique handholding gesture that only lovers would do.

Li Rong was stunned. He felt like he was riding on a high-speed rocket shooting towards the sky, and then he would burst into fireworks in midair.

Ahhhhhhh, what should he do? An Ji took the initiative to hold his hand! Moreover, it was the ten fingers intertwining kind of hand holding that lovers did!

Ever since he was a child, his mother had told him that he should respect omegas and be polite and gentlemanly! But his mother never told him whether he should continue to be a gentleman when the omega he liked took the initiative to hold his hand!

Li Rong was in an unprecedented dilemma. His body was tense like a fully drawn bowstring, as if he was ready to shoot off at a moment’s notice.

“Are you feeling better?” Sensing the other party’s tension, An Ji released his hand just in time.

“No.” Li Rong looked at his right hand and murmured, “I think it got worse.”

Otherwise, why would his heart be beating so fast?

“It got worse?” An Ji frowned. He didn’t expect that holding hands would be of no use at all. He was a little unsure of what to do, so he took the initiative to ask, “Then what else do you want me to do?”

Li Rong opened his mouth and said in disbelief, “You will do whatever I want you to do?”

“Yes,” An Ji said calmly, “Didn’t we agree to have a medical treatment pact?”

Medical treatment pact?

To treat what? And what kind of agreement was it?

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Li Rong racked his brains and thought for a long time, but he couldn’t recall any sort of pact they made. He’s had such thoughts in his dreams, but those were limited to his dreams.

“Oh… I remember!” Li Rong nodded quickly, showing an expression of sudden realization, “Just play it by the ear. You can do whatever you want.”

Li Rong didn’t know what it was, but he didn’t care. Let’s just do it first and ask questions later!

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Chapter 29 – Dizzy from Kissing Too Much (11.1)

At that moment, it was as if time had stopped.

An Ji’s visage filled Li Rong’s vision and the omega’s pheromones lingered on the tip of his nose. An Ji’s neck was so beautiful, fair, and elegant. His Adam’s apple was a small bulge protruding from his neck, delicate and cute.

Li Rong’s brain secreted dopamine at a rapid pace and a dry heat spread throughout his body, secretly clamoring for more.

He wanted…

He wanted An Ji…

As for what he wanted An Ji for, he wasn’t even sure himself. Li Rong followed his body’s instinct and leaned over, and then he saw An Ji’s calm gaze.

Like an alarm ringing in his head or like a large basin of ice-cold water had been poured on him, Li Rong suddenly came back to his senses. All the heat in his body dissipated and he let go almost in panic.

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“Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to.” Li Rong hurriedly let go of An Ji. While apologizing, he wiped down a seat for An Ji with his priceless clothes. “Sit down, please sit down!”

An Ji: ???

That’s it? That’s it???

An Ji’s eyes widened slightly. He was really confused.

What happened? Li Rong was obviously getting ready to do something to exchange pheromones, but then he just let him go? Then why did Li Rong pull him down onto his lap so hurriedly before?

An Ji sat next to Li Rong and looked at the future heir of the empire with his peripheral vision. He found that he did not understand this man at all.

The only memory he had of Li Rong was of the alpha leading his troops to attack the Junk Star after his death. Because they were engaged and because Li Rong took good care of An Ji’s parents, An Ji thought that Li Rong liked him.

But what did Li Rong like about him? And how did Li Rong fall in love with him in the first place?

This matter troubled him for a long time.

But one could think about it from a different angle. Perhaps Li Rong was only using revenge as an excuse to attack the Junk Star and the real reason was actually the empire wanted to annihilate the rebels. After all, the Junk Star was outside of the empire’s borders and therefore outside of its influence. Even though the Junk Star was a planet without sovereignty, if the empire rushed in to attack it, other galactic countries would label the act as an invasion.

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As for taking care of An Ji’s parents that could be counted as a our of humanitarianism. Moreover, the An family, as a long-established family in the empire, has mastered advanced military mecha manufacturing technology. If something happened to the top leader of the An family, it would inevitably affect the army’s supply of mechas.

As a good emperor, it was also his duty to protect his subjects.

Right, thinking of it this way made sense.

After all, the times they’ve been in contact were so little that there was no breeding ground for sincere feelings. And if Li Rong really liked him, why would he let him leave in the first place?

Looks like it’s a cooperative relationship after all…

Thinking of this, An Ji breathed a long sigh of relief and even felt happy.

He would rather cooperate with Li Rong than fall into another relationship.

In a world where there were such large differences between alphas and omegas, at least they would be equals in a cooperative relationship. But if he fell in love, he would only become dependent and subservient to the alpha, whether he wanted to or not.

That was due to some mysterious power beyond the will of omegas.

Perhaps, only when they become completely independent, and only when omegas no longer regarded love and marriage as a way to change their destiny, could this subservient situation be fundamentally changed.

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After confirming to himself that they were in a cooperative relationship, An Ji was able to contextualize and understand Li Rong’s anomalies from before.

Li Rong took the initiative to approach him intimately because he was sick and thirsted for An Ji’s pheromones to treat his illness. The reason for being cold to him was that Li Rong himself did not hold any feelings for An Ji, so when he was thinking logically there would be some feelings of rejection towards An Ji.

An Ji thought that Li Rong was truly worthy of being an excellent successor. Those who achieve great things do not bother with trifles. This was the kind of attitude that people who do great things should have.

As for love? What is that? Could it be eaten?

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垃圾星 la ji xing – Junk Star
首都星 shou du xing – Capital Star
朱雀大桥 zhu que da qiao – Vermilion Bird Bridge
帝国皇家医院 di guo huang jia yi yuan – Imperial Household Hospital

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An Family

An Yanming 安彦明 (c13, An Ji’s father)
Xu Jing’an 许静安 (c13, An Ji’s mother)
An Ji 安己 (MC, omega)
An Can 安灿 (c13, An Ji’s biological brother)
An Ning 安宁 (c3, adopted son, white-eyed wolf)
An Yao 安耀 (c13, adopted son)

Imperial Family

Li Rong 李戎 (c5, ML) Great Emperor Rongwu 戎武大帝 (c7)
Li Hetao 李贺涛 (c17, current emperor of the Galactic Empire)
Lance 兰斯 (c27, Li Rong’s personal AI butler)
Liao Yunnan 廖云烟 (c32, ML’s mother, current empress of the Galactic Empire)

Other

Yu Jingmo 郁景默 (beta, MC’s scum ex-boyfriend)
Black Cat 黑猫 (c3, young, thin, an intermediary that MC found on the black market to help him leave Capital Star)
Hans 汉斯 (c4, star thief leader)
Master Qingkong 晴空大师 (c14, famous master mecha designer in the empire)
Jun Rufei 君如斐 (c15, imperial general)
He Xingyun 贺星云 (c25, blond-haired omega, An Ning’s friend)
Gu Ming 顾铭 (c27, Li Rong’s good friend)

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Chapter 28 – Little Puppy

Three thousand polished diamonds! He practically turned himself into a walking crystal lamp, yet An Ji didn’t even notice him!

Was the alpha he was talking to that attractive?!

Li Rong was pacing back and forth in agitation, but his good upbringing prevented him from rushing over. He just took a deep breath and suppressed the desire to drive away the other alpha.

Other people did not know that their families had a verbal agreement to engage the two of them. They also did not know that An Ji ran away to escape the marriage. But Li Rong knew all this. When An Ji left the upper-class area, Li Rong had received the news right away.

An Ji had shown how much he rejected Li Rong through his actions. It was clear that he hated the idea of this marriage between them.

Li Rong was extremely conflicted. He struggled between going after An Ji and just letting him go. In the end, he ended up passing out and lost consciousness for a full twenty hours.

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He thought that An Ji had already left the Capital Star already. He never expected that upon regaining consciousness he would find An Ji back with his family! An Ji even attended the empress’s banquet willingly!

After hearing this news, Li Rong felt like his entire body was floating on cloud nine.

Every piece of evidence was proving that An Ji hated him, but he couldn’t control the desire to get closer to him.

He told himself that it would be enough if he could just find out why An Ji came back.

Li Rong raised his head again. The gaze was gentle and soft when he looked at An Ji.

However, An Ji still did not notice him. Instead, the omega beside An Ji looked over at Li Rong.

Li Rong: “…”

Although Li Rong looked away quickly, that omega still came over to say hello with an expression of surprise on his face. Once one omega approached him, the other omegas in the room also plucked up their courage and approached him in an endless stream.

After rejecting yet another omega’s attempt to get into his good graces, Li Rong straight up escaped to the garden. It’s not that he disliked those people; it’s just that he was a little depressed. Of all the people to approach him, why was An Ji the only one to turn a blind eye on him?

If he had known that this outfit would be so flashy, he would not have worn it. He wasn’t able to attract the person that he wanted to attract. Instead, he attracted a bunch of trouble for himself.

“Do you feel unwell?” A cold voice asked.

“I’m fine,” Li Rong shook his head. He thought it was another omega trying to hit on him. “I want to stay here by myself for a while…”

An Ji looked at Li Rong for a while. The other man really looked like he just wanted to be alone. He didn’t seem to be suffering from pheromone disorder.

“That’s fine then.” An Ji nodded and turned to leave.

The night wind picked up and blew a familiar scent of roses towards Li Rong. As if his entire body had been electrified, Li Rong suddenly raised his head.

He saw An Ji standing there with the starry sky as his backdrop. His figure was tall and straight, and his eyes were bright.

Those eyes, which were looking at some other alpha before, were now looking at him.

Li Rong swallowed. Both of his hands were pressed down tightly to the bench as if he was trying hard to endure something.

An Ji raised his eyebrows, “Are you really okay?”

Li Rong raised his head abruptly, but when he saw An Ji’s snow-white jaw line, he quickly lowered his head again. His voice was hoarse. “I’m… I’m fine.”

An Ji did not leave. He felt that Li Rong was a little strange today. It was as if he was anticipating something, but it also seemed like he was suppressing something.

Anticipate? What could Li Rong possibly anticipate from him?

It was most likely his pheromones. After all, they were a hundred percent perfect match and Li Rong has a pheromone disorder, so it was normal to be attracted to him.

But why was he suppressing it? Didn’t they already have an agreement? Why was he restraining himself?

An Ji took a step forward, pointed to the bench where Li Rong was sitting and asked, “Can I sit down?”

“S- sit down?” Li Rong’s eyes widened, as if his tongue was tied.

What was going on? An Ji hated him so why was he taking the initiative to sit beside him?

Did his parents threaten An Ji? Was it like one of those third-rate novel plotlines: I will give you fifty billion to be with my son?

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Or was it due to familial pressure? Was this the sort of tragic plotline in which the omega has to sell himself: Son, I’m really sorry but this marriage is the only chance to save our family from bankruptcy.

Li Rong doubt it was a situation in which An Ji saw how handsome and suave the alpha was and suddenly decided to change his mind. Right?

F*ck, what should he do? Should he just let An Ji gobble him up?

In just a few seconds, Li Rong’s brain activity reached an all time high. He had already begun to imagine how many children he and An Ji were going to have and whose surname the child would take.

After waiting for a long time for Li Rong to answer, An Ji thought that the other party was tactfully declining, so he said, “Then I’ll go now.”

Before he could finish speaking, Li Rong grabbed An Ji by the wrist and pulled. An Ji found himself back in a sitting position, but he was not sitting on the bench. He was sitting on Li Rong’s lap.

An Ji: “…”

Li Rong: “…”

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