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Chapter 17 – It’s an Alpha’s World

In fact, during the time of the Galactic Federation, the living environment of omegas was not as difficult as it was now.

In the year 2000 of the cosmic calendar, after the Battle of Orion, the centuries-long infighting of the Galactic Federation finally came to an end. The federal government broke up. Amongst the different nations that resulted from the fall out, the Galactic Empire was the largest.

After the Battle of Orion, Li Han, the admiral of the Galactic Federation, led his warships to occupy a large area of the Federation’s land.

At the time when everything was in ruins, Li Han’s policy of iron and blood made the empire strong very quickly, but it also created a military dictatorship.

In addition to being a military dictator, Li Han was also an extremely chauvinistic alpha.

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He believed that omegas should stay at home to rear children and be a support for their husbands. He thought that it was best if omegas were not too smart, to the point that they didn’t even need to go to school, because it was unsightly just to have an omega out in public.

Li Han even promulgated a notorious “Omega Code of Conduct Regulations,” becoming the public enemy of all omegas.

Rumor has it that Li Han promulgated this regulation out of vengeance because an omega once ruthlessly rejected him.

Even till this day, the Galactic Republic – the Galactic Empire’s archenemy – was still spreading stories of Li Han and that unnamed omega. Key words included kidnapping, killing each other out of love, toxic love, etc. They even filmed several dramas about them. As for whether the story was true or false, no one knew.

The only thing that the people knew was that with the implementation of the regulations, the open social atmosphere of the Galactic Federation gradually ceased to exist.

Unlike the enlightened republic, omegas living in the empire were forbidden from going out alone, on the grounds that once an omega went into heat in public, it would cause huge social fluctuations.

Omegas were forbidden from learning sports, martial arts, or any other skills that required an ounce of aggression, because allegedly an omega’s fragile body could not withstand such high-intensity exercises.

Omegas were forbidden from joining the army and also forbidden from engaging in societal labor…

The independent omegas were forcibly eliminated and forced to become subservient to alphas, and all of their struggles and resistance were crushed beneath a high-handed ruling body. As a result, generation after generation of this practice has led to the current unequal situation between alphas and omegas.

Fortunately, the Li family did not produce another tyrant over these past generations, and there was never another alpha as chauvinistic as Li Han.

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This was especially so after the current emperor Li Hetao married an empress from the republic. He stood his ground against the opinion of the masses and opened up bilateral diplomacy between the two countries, which led to a series of exchanges including politics, military affairs, culture, etc.

Thus, the omegas that have always been boxed in at home in the empire discovered that there was such a different way of life for omegas.

They could go out whenever they wanted to go out, wear a short skirt if they wanted to, be single if they wanted to stay single, and marry whomever they so desired?

Upon knowing that they could stand up proud and be a human being, no one was willing to kneel down and be an animal.

Thus, a vigorous omega liberation movement took place.

This movement originated from the capital of the empire, which had the most open atmosphere, and spread across the country in an instant. The speed and momentum caught everyone off guard.

By the time that the high-ranking families realized what was going on, they found that their omega wives and daughters have already joined in the movement.

But then, suppression soon fell on them. The imperial family supported the liberation movement, but both the parliament and the aristocracy threatened them, causing them to slow down the liberation movement.

The butterfly effect of this behavior swept the entire society in an instant.

Under the triple pressure of the empire, society, and their families, the self-organized omega organization quickly fell apart. Many people gave up and retreated to their families. However, there was also a force of omegas that chose to migrate to the Junk Star outside the empire’s borders and to continue fighting.

An Ji was one of the core pillars.

When they left the Capital Star, the omegas were ambitious and full of hope for the future. They thought that this was a new journey for the organization, and they believed that as long as they worked hard enough, as long as they did not give up the struggle, they could change their fate of being oppressed.

It wasn’t until later that they realized they were doomed to fail.

They had traveled all the way to the Junk Star to join p with the beta rebels.

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As we all know, omegas from the empire did not work, so they had no source of income. When they lived on the Capital Star, they depended on their father and husband for support, so what kind of resistance could these omegas put up?

They couldn’t even survive alone, so there was no need to speak of liberation.

After leaving the Capital Star, these omegas lost their families and husbands, and their only source of income came from the rebel army.

So, while trying to overthrow the alphas’ control over them, the omegas found themselves under the betas’ control this time.

The starting point of the Omega Liberation Organization was the pursuit of freedom and democracy. The irony was that in the end they tried their best, but they were still a chess piece controlled by others.

It was a pity that An Ji understood this too late.

In the year 2900 of the cosmic calendar, An Ji blew up his spiritual core in an operating room. Even if he had to die for it, he still chose freedom.

At the same time, the new light of all omegas, An Ning, came on the stage, causing continuous internal turmoil in the organization, which existed in name only.

In the same year, liberation organizations across the empire were suppressed to varying degrees, and the once robust Omega Liberation Movement collapsed, like a moon reflected on water it was an unattainable dream.

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The remaining omegas returned to the shelter of their families and husbands again, and the fighters who had fought bravely put on silk clothes again, turning into delicate roses and docile canaries, washing away all the sharpness of rebellion, all so that they might have a small space where they could exist in a world dominated by alphas.

Everything went back to square one again.

All sacrifices were in vain. All blood was shed in vain.

History proved to them once again that this world belonged to alphas.

……

An Ji opened his eyes. His pale face was already stained with tears.

He looked at an unknown spot on the ceiling, and a thought gradually became clear – no matter what, he would never let the tragedy of his previous life happen again!

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Chapter 16 – It’s an Alpha’s World (6.1)

“It’s just an engagement. Just receiving your [positive] intentions is enough,” Xi Jing’an was still trying to persuade Li Rong. “You can keep the mecha for yourself, I’m sure An Ji won’t mind.”

Li Rong turned his head to ask An Ji, “Do you want it?”

Li Rong was dressed in black and he stood in the moonlight.

Starlight streamed through the curtain of night to fall on him making his figure look talk and straight and his gaze was filled with unswerving determination.

It was at that moment when An Ji realized that what Li Rong had said just now was not an excuse or a joke. Li Rong truly wanted to gift him a mecha.

An Ji’s mouth fell open as he stared blankly at Li Rong. His heartbeat gradually got faster and faster.

He wanted it.

He wanted a mecha so badly.

He has wanted a mecha for a long time now. Back when he was still known as the “light of all omegas” and constantly dodging assassination attempts, he has wanted a mecha.

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But at that time, there were only mechas made for alphas and betas on the market. In the thousands of years of imperial history, there had never been a single omega to join the battlefield, so naturally there weren’t any mechas adapted for omegas to use.

At that time, Yu Jingmo had promised to give him a custom-made mecha, but not only did that man not give An Ji a mecha, he even intended to steal his spiritual power during the gland-removal operation…

Spiritual power was required for piloting a mecha. If you did not have spiritual power then that meant you could not pilot a mecha at all.

Upon waking up in this second life, the first thing An Ji thought of was to get himself a mecha. It’s just that he didn’t expect Li Rong to say that he would gift him one before he even had time to act on his thought.

Did Li Rong not think it was unorthodox for an omega to pilot a mecha?

Didn’t gifting an omega a mecha made him too much of a straight man*? What kind of omega would want a mecha?

[*T/N: straight man – In Chinese, calling someone a straight man is like saying that guy is the stereotype of a “straight manly man.” Depending on context it can be used as a joke or a derogative. A “straight man” is often inflexible and he’s not sensitive or considerate. In the story, An Ji is saying Li Rong can’t seem to think from the perspective of a stereotypical omega and is just gifting an omega what an alpha would want.]

Xu Jing’an was so anxious that she was about to get a canker sore. Back on ancient Earth, this would be the equivalent of a man giving his fiancée a fighter jet. In theory it sounded cool, but in actuality it was completely useless. It’s over, it’s over. Her son was definitely going to reject him…

“Mom, I want it.” An Ji said suddenly.

“???”

Xu Jing’an was shocked. “You really want it?”

An Ji said, “Yes, I want to pilot a mecha.”

“Before you can pilot a mecha, do you know how tough the training will be?” Xi Jing’an was certain that he would not be able to persevere through the training. “Your An Yao-gege has to run five kilometers every morning. And every time he comes back from stamina training he’s more dead than alive. Not to mention there are mental exercises too. How can an omega like you endure it?”

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An Ji replied, “No matter how hard things got on the Junk Star, I’ve survived through them all.”

In a place like the Junk Star where resources were extremely scarce, no one would ever pity you just because you were an omega. On the Junk Star, alphas, betas, and omegas were all treated the same way. If you weren’t fast enough, then you would not be able to get food to eat, and if your skills were lacking, you could easily become a corpse beneath someone else’s blade.

Suffering was commonplace for him.

Although these words were true, they accurately hit Xu Jing’an’s sore spot. Guilt and sadness attacked her together, causing her to be silent for a while.

“You can keep it if you want.” Xu Jing’an sighed and finally compromised.

Wasn’t it just some mecha made by that Qing Kong guy? The return gift would have to be worth several planets, but so what? It’s not like the old An family could not afford it.

An Ji’s eyes brightened. “Thank you, Mom!”

An Yanming also said, “Thank you, wife!”

“Scram,” Xu Jing’an laughed and scolded. “Li Rong is giving it to our son. Why is an old man like you joining in the fun?!”

An Ji also laughed. His life after his rebirth was going much smoother than he had imagined. Up until he crawled into bed at night, An Ji still did not feel like this was reality. The happiness made him feel as light as air. It was like he was lying on a cloud.

But An Ji was very aware that the current ease of life did not mean his future would be free of worries.

The joy dissipated, and An Ji began to seriously think about his future life.

The most important things to him were to work hard to become stronger, to be responsible for his own life, and to protect his parents and younger brother.

After that, his next priorities were to stay away from that scum man and to stay with Li Rong.

As for the two children his parents adopted…

He didn’t have much interaction with An Yao, so he didn’t know much about his character. An Ji decided to label him as someone to be wary of.

As for the other adopted son An Ning… in An Ji’s previous life, An Ning had urged An Ji to flee his marriage with the intention of taking Li Rong for himself, but in the end he got rejected. Later, his ambitious heart caused him to go to the Junk Star. He took advantage of the space left by An Ji’s death to become the so-called “light of all omegas.”

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At this point in time, An Ning has yet to cause any disturbances, but An Ji must still be on guard against him and be vigilant of any attacks against the An family.

And then there’s…

An Ji paused for a moment, and a few important words slowly appeared in his mind: Omega Liberation Organization.

Omegas had spontaneously gotten together to form this liberation organization. Their aim was the pursuit of freedom, democracy, and equality for all alphas, betas, and omegas.

If believing in Yu Jingmo was his biggest emotional mistake, then the disintegration of the Omega Liberation Organization was his biggest career regret.

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Chapter 15 – The Things I Want to Give to You

Rumor has it that after the imperial general Jun Rufei obtained a SSS-level mecha manufactured by Qingkong, he bluntly said that “it is easy to obtain the world, but it is hard to commission Qingkong.” It was the general’s greatest compliment to the mecha designer.

To think that Li Rong actually managed to contact Qingkong… and he was even going to give An Ji a customized mecha?

In an instant, the gaze with which An Yanming looked at Li Rong changed. He sighed, “Of course, of course, gifting a mecha is very good.”

As expected of a young man who has taken a fancy to his son. He was indeed reliable.

Xu Jing’an stretched out her hand to grab her husband and complained in a low voice, “What’s wrong with you?”

An Yanming frowned, “What are you doing?”

“What’s the point of gifting a mecha as an engagement present?” Xu Jing’an lowered her voice. She was very annoyed. “I’ve seen alpha and omega engagements gifting estate, jewelry, and even planets, but I’ve never seen someone giving an omega a mecha! It’s both expensive and useless. Moreover, you have to return a gift of the same price. Isn’t that such a big waste of money?”

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An Yanming’s eyes widened: “How is that money wasted? That’s a mecha made by Qingkong!”

“Who cares if it’s Qingkong or Yukong*?” Xu Jing’an poked An Yanming’s chest with her gorgeous and exquisite manicure. Then she said word by word, “Mechas are useless. You have to know that an omega’s frail spiritual power cannot pilot a mecha.”

[*T/N: XJA is making a joke out of Qingkong’s name. Qingkong means “clear sky” and Yukong means “rainy sky.”]

An Yanming said righteously: “It looks good on display!”

Xu Jing’an replied, “Anyways, it’s you who wants to play with mechas. You don’t care if your son is doing well or not!”

An Yanming murmured softly, “What he’s gifting is a mecha by Qingkong. If someone gifted that to me, I would want to get marry…”

“What did you say?” Xu Jing’an glared.

“N- nothing!” An Yanming had strong survival instincts. “I said everything is up to you!”

Hmph, that’s right. Xu Jing’an thought.

Xu Jing’an put on a fervent smile again, and said to Li Rong, “Thank you for taking An Ji to get a customized mecha, but he is an omega, he really can’t operate such a high-end mecha. Why don’t you return it? Don’t waste money needlessly.”

And don’t make us waste money needlessly, she added in her head.

After all, a mecha could not compare to jewelry and precious stones. That kind of toy was extremely expensive. A mecha created by Qingkong was worth the value of several planets. Xu Jing’an didn’t dare to let An Ji accept this kind of hot potato, so she better find an excuse to refuse it.

“It’s fine even if he can’t use it.” Li Rong said lightly. “Just keep it as a toy.”

The smile on Xu Jing’an’s face froze.

An Ji was also surprised. He tugged on Li Rong’s sleeve and said in a low voice, “Wasn’t that just an excuse? Don’t just agree to gift a mecha. It’s not like we can get a Qingkong mecha out of thin air.”

“It’s not an excuse.” Li Rong looked down at him, his dark pupils filled with seriousness, “I’ve wanted to give you one for a long time now.”

It turned out to be the truth?!

An Ji raised his head with a blank expression on his face: “But why?”

Li Rong looked at him silently. His eyes were filled with dense emotions.

Even now Li Rong could still clearly remember the moment he learned of An Ji’s death. And in the long nights that followed, he woke up again and again from nightmares, dripping with cold sweat and regretting his mistakes.

He kept thinking that if only An Ji had a mecha at that time, if only An Ji had a means to protect himself, then he would not have been forced to explode his mental core during the operation and die in a foreign place.

After rebirth, the first thing that Li Rong had to do was to An Ji stronger.

The conventionally beautiful omega was a delicate thing. This was especially so in the Capital Star. The omegas here were educated to be elegant and quiet since they were young. Society arranged for them to learn the arts and etiquette, but refused to let them participate in fighting like alphas and betas.

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Countless ignorant omegas were taught to be modest when they should be fighting, and were taught to restrain their anger when they should be angry. So they turned into exquisite dolls, wearing complicated garments, and waiting for their fate to be married.

Their life was not determined by themselves, but by the quality of character of their marriage partner.

If they married a virtuous partner then it was a life of happiness and bliss, but if they married a bad partner then it was a life of trials and hardships, drifting and hopeless. The most terrifying thing was that when misfortune struck, they did not have the slightest power to resist.

Perhaps there were a lot of people who liked the caged canary type of omega, but Li Rong was definitely not among them.

Compared with beautiful and harmless roses, he would rather his lover cultivate a solid wall of iron, so that he could stand up to others and stand shoulder to shoulder with him in the wind and rain.

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Chapt’r 15 – the things i wanteth to giveth to thee

rum’r has’t yond aft’r the imp’rial gen’ral jun rufei did obtain a sss-level mecha manufactur’d by qingkong, that gent bluntly hath said yond “it is easy to obtaineth the w’rld, but t is hard to commission qingkong. ” t wast the gen’ral’s greatest compliment to the mecha designeth’r.

to bethink yond li rong actually did manage to contact qingkong… and that gent wast coequal going to giveth an ji a customiz’d mecha?

in an instant, the gazeth with which an yanming did look at li rong hath changed. That gent sighed, “of course, of course, gifting a mecha is v’ry valorous. ”

as did expect of a young sir who is’t hast taken a plaited to his son. That gent wast forsooth reliable.

xu jing’an did stretch out h’r handeth to grabeth h’r husband and did complain in a base voice, “what’s wrong with thee?”
an yanming frowned, “what art thee doing?”

“what’s the pointeth of gifting a mecha as an engagement presenteth?” xu jing’an base’r’d h’r voice. The lady wast v’ry annoy’d. “i’ve seen alpha and omega engagements gifting estate, jewelry, and coequal planets, but i’ve nev’r seen someone giving an omega a mecha! it’s both expensive and hilding. M’reov’r, thee has’t to returneth a gift of the same price. Isn’t yond such a big wasteth of wage?”

an yanming’s eyes widened: “how is yond wage did waste? that’s a mecha madeth by qingkong!”

“who cares if ‘t be true it’s qingkong ‘r yukong*?” xu jing’an pok’d an yanming’s chest with h’r g’rgeous and exquisite manicure.

Then the lady hath said w’rd by w’rd, “mechas art bootless. Thee has’t to knoweth yond an omega’s frail spiritual pow’r cannot piloteth a mecha. ”

[*t/n: xja is making a gleek out of qingkong’s nameth. Qingkong means “clear sky” and yukong means “rainy sky. ”]

an yanming hath said righteously: “it looks valorous on displayeth!”

xu jing’an did reply, “anyways, it’s thee who is’t wanteth to playeth with mechas. Thee don’t careth if ‘t be true thy son is doing well ‘r not!”

an yanming did murmur softly, “what he’s gifting is a mecha by qingkong. If ‘t be true someone gift’d yond to me, i wouldst wanteth to receiveth marry…”

“what didst thee sayeth?” xu jing’an glar’d.

“n- nothing!” an yanming hadst stout survival instincts. “i hath said ev’rything is up to thee!”

hmph, that’s right. Xu jing’an bethought.

xu jing’an putteth on a f’rvent smileth again, and hath said to li rong, “thank thee f’r taking an ji to receiveth a customiz’d mecha, but that gent is an omega, that gent very much can’t op’rate such a high-end mecha. Wherefore don’t thee returneth t? don’t wasteth wage needlessly. ”

and don’t maketh us wasteth wage needlessly, the lady did add in h’r headeth.

aft’r all, a mecha couldst not compareth to jewelry and precious stones. Yond kind of toy wast extremely expensive. A mecha did create by qingkong wast w’rth the value of sev’ral planets. Xu jing’an didn’t dareth to alloweth an ji accepteth this kind of hot potato, so the lady bett’r findeth an colours to refuseth t.

“it’s fine coequal if ‘t be true that gent can’t useth t. ” li rong hath said lightly. “just keepeth t as a toy. ”

the smileth on xu jing’an’s visage did freeze.

an ji wast eke surpris’d. That gent tugg’d on li rong’s sleeve and hath said in a base voice, “wasn’t yond just an colours? don’t just concur to gift a mecha. It’s not liketh we can receiveth a qingkong mecha out of thin air. ”

“it’s not an colours. ” li rong did look down at that gent, his dark pupils did fill with s’riousness, “i’ve did want to giveth thee one f’r a longeth timeth anon. ”

t did turn out to beest the sooth?!

an ji hath raised his headeth with a blank expression on his visage: “but wherefore?”

li rong did look at that gent silently. His eyes w’re did fill with dense emotions.

coequal anon li rong couldst still clearly rememb’r the moment that gent learn’d of an ji’s death. And in the longeth nights yond hath followed, that gent did wake up again and again from conceit, dripping with bitter cold did sweat and regretting his mistakes.

that gent hath kept bethinking yond if ‘t be true only an ji hadst a mecha at yond timeth, if ‘t be true only an ji hadst a means to protecteth himself, then that gent wouldst not has’t been f’rc’d to explodeth his mental c’re during the op’ration and kicketh the bucket in a f’reign lodging.

aft’r rebirth, the first thing yond li rong hadst to doth wast to an ji stout’r.

the conventionally quite quaint omega wast a delicate thing. This wast especially so in the capital star. The omegas h’re w’re did educate to beest elegant and quiet since those gents w’re young. Society did arrange f’r those folk to learneth the arts and etiquette, but did refuse to alloweth those folk participateth in fighting liketh alphas and betas.

countless ign’rant omegas w’re did teach to beest chariest at which hour those gents shouldst beest fighting, and w’re did teach to restrain their ang’r at which hour those gents shouldst beest fell. So those gents did turn into exquisite dolls, wearing complicat’d garments, and waiting f’r their fate to beest did marry.

their life wast not det’rmin’d by themselves, but by the quality of charact’r of their feather-bed partn’r.

if ‘t be true those gents did marry a chariest partn’r then t wast a life of happiness and bliss, but if ‘t be true those gents did marry a lacking valor partn’r then t wast a life of trials and hardships, drifting and hopeless. The most t’rrifying thing wast yond at which hour misf’rtune did strike, those gents didst not has’t the slightest pow’r to intermit.

p’rhaps th’re w’re a lot of people who is’t did like the cag’d canary typeth of omega, but li rong wast forsooth not ‘mongst those folk.

did compare with quite quaint and harmless roses, that gent wouldst rath’r his lov’r cultivate a solid mure of iron, so yond that gent couldst standeth up to oth’rs and standeth shouldst’r to shouldst’r with that gent in the windeth and raineth

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Chapter 14 – The Things I Want to Give to You

“They were clearly raised in the same way, so how could one of them turn out like this?” Xu Jing’an sighed. “Forget it. We’ll just have him move out after he graduates from university.”

An Yanming nodded, noncommittal.

From behind the curtains, An Ning watched with reddened eyes. Resentment was written all over his exquisite face.

He has served in the An family for so many years, and now they’re going to discard him just like that?

Dream on!!

The An family, including Li Rong, were all his. They could only be his!

An Ning left angrily. In his heart, he made a firm resolution: He would never let An Ji take away anything that belonged to him!

“An Ji is back!!”

Back at the drawing room, An Yanming stood up abruptly.

Xu Jing’an: “Where? Where is he? Is he injured? Did someone bully him?”

“He’s at the door!”

Xi Jing’an’s eyes lit up. She rushed out in her ten-centimeter tall high-heeled shoes.

An Ji stood at the front door of the An mansion with Li Rong stilled wrapped tightly around him.

“Son, you’re back!” Xu Jing’an was wearing a gorgeous long dress, dashing towards him like a butterfly.

Hearing this familiar voice, all the regrets of the previous life and the joy of rebirth poured out. An Ji rushed to hug Xu Jing’an. His voice choked up. “Mom… I’ve returned!”

Noticing her son’s firm hug, Xu Jing’an’s eyes widened in surprise, and she was almost at a loss for what to do with her nervousness.

Her son has been indifferent since he came back from the Junk Star. When did he become so effusive?

Xu Jing’an originally felt very guilty towards An Ji, but seeing the other party being so intimate, her face flushed red with joy.

“Where did you go? Did you get hurt? Did you get bullied?”

Those accumulated worries were like a cannonball, and turned into questions one after another: “Look how late it is, don’t you know that it is dangerous for an omega to go out alone? What if something happened to you? How would we live on?”

At the end of her torrent of questions, Xu Jingan’s voice got choked up, and the corners of her eyes became moist.

“Our child finally came back. What are you scolding him for?” An Yanming opened his arms to shield both his wife and child. In a low voice, he said, “It’s good that you’re back. It’s good that you’re back.”

An Ji thought that he had no feelings for this family, but when he heard his mother’s familiar nagging, and when he realized that behind his mother’s impatient questions were worry and fear, he realized that his parents cared about him far more than he had imagined.

And he… actually desired this relationship more than he had imagined.

How blind was he in his previous life to take this urgent concern as interrogation? He even thought that his parents only liked their adoptive children, so in the end he wanted nothing more than to sever ties with his family.

If only he had realized this sooner…

He could have lived his life happily ever after.

“It’s my fault.” An Ji sniffed. His eyes started to get red around the rims. “I won’t run all over the place anymore.”

“It’s… it’s not that we’re not letting you go out.” With An Ji being so cooperative, on the contrary Xu Jing’an felt a bit helpless. Her usually fearless and blunt attitude gained a fawning flavor, “Tell me honestly, did you get bullied when you went out this time?”

“No, I…” While An Ji was still thinking about how to explain everything, Li Rong abruptly spoke up.

“I’m sorry, it’s my fault this time.” Li Rong stepped forward, with a sincere tone and a sincere attitude, “I took An Ji away without authorization, and I didn’t have time to inform you two.”

“You took him away?” Xu Jing’an was startled. With her eyes she tried to ask An Ji: Didn’t you run away because you didn’t want to marry Li Rong?

An Ji nodded without any psychological burden: “En, I was with Li Rong.”

Xu Jing’an was even more surprised. When did her son win over Li Rong?

“I’m the one who likes An Ji. Otherwise, I would not have asked my mother to propose a marriage contract.” As if seeing what she was thinking, Li Rong explained with a smile. “I had plans to customize a mecha for An Ji. But it’s not easy to get an appointment with Master Qingkong, so I got ahead of myself and took An Ji along [without permission from his parents].”

“Qingkong?!” An Yanming, who was in his forties, suddenly had his eyes light up, as if he had turned into a boy of seventeen or eighteen.

Li Rong nodded: “Yes.”

Qingkong was a famous master mecha designer in the empire.

According to the quality requirements of the industry, the mecha machines used in the empire must have a matching degree of more than seventy percent between the mecha and the pilot’s spiritual power before it could be put into use. The quality of the mechas produced by the An family could reach between eighty to ninety-five percent, which was already considered a premium product.

But Qingkong was different. The mechas that he produced could reach a matching degree of up to one hundred percent.

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Chapter 13 – The Things I Want to Give to You (5.1)

“Where could An Ji have gone?”

Inside the An family’s mansion, Xu Jing’an was circling around and around in the drawing room like a headless chicken.

“Do you think it’s because we’re not enthusiastic enough towards him? Or did we scare him away by talking too much? Or perhaps he doesn’t like the marriage we arranged for him?”

“Hey, old man*, say something, ah! Is your head just filled with mecha?” Xu Jing’an slapped her husband on the back and said angrily, “We lost our son for so long, are you not anxious at all?”

[*T/N: 老头子 lao tou zi – a way to address one’s aging husband. Informal.]

“Who says I’m not anxious?” The man on the sofa opened his eyes. He enunciated each and every word, “While you were pacing around like a headless chicken, I was arranging for people to perform a global search for An Ji’s location on the optical computer.”

Xu Jing’an: “Then where is he?”

An Yanming: “…”

Xu Jingan rolled her eyes gracefully. She was so pissed that she was about to erupt like a volcano.

“Mother, drink some water first. Calm down or it’ll be bad for your health.” Just when it looked like swords and bows were about to be drawn, a youngster came over with a cup of water.

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The youth was dressed gorgeously and his behavior was elegant, but it was unfortunate that there was a gleam of calculation hidden in his eyes, which dragged down the aura of his temperament.

“After all, Big Brother An Ji has lived on the Junk Star for many years. Coming back so suddenly, perhaps he is not used to the Capital Star’s environment and that’s why he wants to go back.”

Xu Jing’an glanced at her adopted son with a complicated expression.

After An Ji and An Can went missing, she had adopted this boy into the family. When he was young he was so adorable and cute, but unfortunately the older he got the deeper his thoughts became. He was an adept schemer and he did not seem to possess a magnanimous demeanor at all.

Just listen to what he had said. What kind of words were those? What did he mean by [An Ji] being used to life on the Junk Star and not wanting to live on the flourishing Capital Star?

On a normal day, Xu Jing’an would try to teach him, but today she was really jittery, so her expression went cold and she said straightforwardly, “Back then, I brought you here from the Junk Star, but I didn’t see you rejecting the Capital Star’s environment.”

Her words were so blunt that they were a bit hard to take. For a moment, An Ning looked as shocked as if someone had smashed a plate of salad into his face.

It took him a while to re-adjust his mood. He smiled obsequiously, “That’s because Mom and Dad are very kind to me, so I want to stay and repay your kindness.”

Xu Jing’an: “So you’re saying that I treat An Ji poorly?”

An Ning: “…”

How was he supposed to follow up on that?

This adoptive mother of his was always easy to get along with. She was carefree to the point of being stupid. He never thought that she would be like an exploding barrel with a short fuse today.

An Ning was having troubling keeping the fake smile on his face. He still wanted to say more, but Xu Jing’an ordered the robot butler beside her: “Annie, it’s time for An Ning’s bedtime.”

“Yes, Master.” A white and round robot came over. “Young Master An Ning, it is time to go to sleep now.”

Finally, the elegance on An Ning’s face could no longer be maintained. He hadn’t achieved his goal today, so it was absolutely impossible for him to leave in vain.

An Ning grabbed the corner of Xu Jing’an’s clothes, and said urgently: “How about we cancel Big Brother An Ji’s engagement. Then he will come back!”

“Although it hasn’t been announced to the public yet, how can a royal engagement be cancelled so easily?” Xu Jing’an waved her hand, “You don’t have to worry about these things. You’re about to go to college, so you should prepare yourself instead.”

“Why not? The engagement was with the An family and not An Ji specifically!” An Ning blurted out. “If Brother really doesn’t want to do it, then let me do it!”

Xu Jing’an looked up at An Ning. She finally realized what her adopted son was scheming. In an instant she became even more annoyed.

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“Don’t mention this matter again in the future,” Xu Jing’an said firmly, “Go to bed by yourself.”

An Ning opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, but then he saw the other party’s serious expression, and he could only give up. With a face full of unwillingness, he left.

In the living room, Xu Jing’an rubbed the center of her brows, and said with a tired face: “If this continues, I’m going to get more wrinkles.”

“Why are you quibbling with an adopted son?” An Yanming opened his eyes and said in a steady voice, “If you don’t like him then just send him away.”

“We’ll talk about it later.” Xu Jing’an sighed. She has been raising that boy for over ten years after all, so naturally she’s developed some affection for him.

Back then she had indeed adopted An Ning and An Yao as replacements for her two lost children. Although she later changed her mind and there was no shortage of growth and education, she still felt ashamed. An Yao was fine, but An Ning really gave her a headache…

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Chapter 12 – Full Cooperation

On the way back to the An mansion, Li Rong kept trying to think up of an excuse. He finally fabricated a decent reason and said it out loud.

He had prepared his heart for rejection, but he was also determined to employ whatever means necessary to keep An Ji by his side.

An Ji just stood in front of him, his head slightly raised to look up at him. His hair looked so soft and the expression in his eyes was limpid. After a brief silence the youth parted his pink lips…

Li Rong sucked in a tense breath of air. His heart felt like it was suspended in midair. What was An Ji going to say? It must be a rejection. Surely.

“Okay.” An Ji said abruptly.

“Oh… okay?” Li Rong’s voice trembled. Cracks finally appeared in his calm façade.

During his long years of living he has experienced many spectacularly dramatic events, such as the scheming and fighting amongst imperial ministers, the covetousness of the federal government, and even a destructive enemy ambush during a military expedition…

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No matter what happened, he would always remain calm and self-possessed, like a machine that never made mistakes.

Only at this moment, when An Ji said “okay” to him, did the regrets and misgivings of two lifetimes turn into joy in a split second. The rims of Li Rong’s eyes turned red as he reached out his hands to hug An Ji tightly to him.

To be in love with someone was to fall into hell from the slightest push and fly up to heaven in the next second. All because of one person.

So this was what it meant to place a man on a field of death and he will fight to live.

“Don’t lie to me…” Li Rong’s voice was low and hoarse. His arms tightened involuntarily, as if he wanted to embed An Ji into his body with great strength.

An Ji felt like all the air in his body was being squeezed out. He wheezed, “Why would I lie to you? Loosen up…”

An Ji felt really aggrieved.

He listened to Li Rong say that he was sick with a dazed expression. He watched Li Rong struggled for words with a dazed expression. And now he let Li Rong hug him with a dazed expression.

He really did not understand. He was already Li Rong’s established fiancé. Helping Li Rong with his illness was entirely within his line of duties as a fiancé. Was it necessary for Li Rong to have such an exaggerated reaction? Li Rong was acting as if An Ji had made a huge sacrifice, as if he was about to abandon everything and offer up his life in the next moment.

It was really ineffable.

Moreover, Li Rong was hugging him way too tightly. He could barely breathe. An Ji tried to adjust his posture, but it seemed as if Li Rong had misunderstood his movements as struggling and he hugged the youth even tighter.

An Ji: “…”

He really wanted to curse.

He was simply helping him treat his pheromone disorder. Did the man really have to act like An Ji was his savior or something?

Wait, savior? Could it be that Li Rong was already terminally ill?

An Ji’s eyes widened suddenly, and the doubts in his heart gradually became clear.

Terminally ill…

Yes, if he thought about this way then everything made sense!

No wonder Li Rong spoke as if he was about to die. No wonder Li Rong had such a big reaction after he agreed to cooperate with his treatment. No wonder Li Rong was hugging him so tightly right now. It was because he was afraid of An Ji running away.

He never knew that Li Rong was so seriously ill!

An Ji had mixed feelings in his heart. He patted Li Rong’s back reassuringly and said slowly, “What do you need me to do?”

“Any behavior of exchanging pheromones is fine,” Li Rong maintained their hugging posture and whispered in his ear, “such as holding hands, hugging, kissing, temporary marking, and lifetime marking.”

Such a primitive treatment method? Wouldn’t the efficiency be too low? Just how much pheromones could be exchanged through hugging and kissing?

An Ji frowned and suggested, “Can’t you extract some of my pheromones and keep it with you?”

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Li Rong froze, then shook his head and said, “No good. People will find out.”

People will find out? So what if people found out?

An Ji did not react for a while, but he soon felt a sense of danger. Could it be that the opposition forces have already slipped in spies by Li Rong’s side?

That was indeed inconvenient. If they knew that Li Rong was so seriously ill then they would probably make a big fuss about it, or use this as an opportunity to force him to make mistakes, or even commit dangerous acts such as assassination.

“I understand.” In An Ji’s head a great big drama was already unfolding. Then, with a serious face he promised, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone else.”

Li Rong had come up with a whole slew of contingency plans. Now his head was full of question marks.

On the other hand, An Ji thought that Li Rong was still hesitant, so he added: “Call me when you need me. I will cooperate with you all the way.”

Cooperate all the way?

Cooperate with holding hands? Cooperate with hugging? Cooperate with kissing? Would he cooperate with temporary markings… or even a lifetime marking?

There was a bang in Li Rong’s head, as if thousands of fireworks were competing to explode in his mind, making his soul float.

Unbelievable. Was his wife this easy to pursue?

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Chapter 11 – Full Cooperation

Two hours later, Li Rong’s hover car arrived at the Capital Star’s nobility district.

Unlike the skyscrapers in the black market, there were no high-rise buildings in the nobility district.

Compared with crowded high-rise buildings, it was obvious that spacious palaces were more in line with the preferences of the aristocracy.

In the eyes of the old-fashioned nobility, multi-floor buildings were for young people, and genuine interpersonal relationships depended family heritage. Those who did not have a big mansion in the aristocratic district and a lawn wide enough for horses to run upon were parvenu and belonged at the bottom of the empire’s elite.

An Ji looked at everything around him almost in astonishment.

Just an hour ago, they were still in a crowded neighborhood where countless imperial elites were squeezed into pigeon cages that were less than ten square meters big. However, in the blink of an eye they arrived at the rich people neighborhood where the land was broad enough for horses to gallop across. A series of spacious and majestic Chinese-style palaces were displayed, which was extremely luxurious on a planet where every inch of land was expensive.

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The aristocratic area was a no-fly zone, so the aircraft landed at the gate and drove along the wide avenue to the An family mansion.

An Ji’s memory of the An mansion was very vague by this point. Although he was born here, he has been wandering the streets outside since he got lost a the age of eight. When he came back at the age of eighteen, his parents already had a new child. Compare with a bumpkin like him who did not understand anything, that well-dressed new child, An Ning, seemed more like the young master of the An family.

Rather than saying he returned home, it was more apt to say that he was merely lodging there.

The car stopped in front of the An mansion’s main gate. An Ji pressed down on the car door button. A flash of red light lit up. The car door did not move a single jot.

An Ji turned to Li Rong and said, “Thank you for driving me back.”

Li Rong did not speak. He merely looked at An Ji expectantly.

An Ji said: “Is there anything else?”

Li Rong still did not speak.

Geez, what’s wrong with this guy? An Ji was too lazy to guess what was going through the other man’s head. He stretched out his hand and pushed at the door. “Then, I’ll go back now.”

But Li Rong grabbed his wrist and said without thinking: “Are you cold?”

“I’m not cold.” An Ji’s expression became even more confused, “What’s wrong?”

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As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rong leaned over. The man’s rough fingertips brushed against his chin, and pulled open the rope that tied his cloak together.

An Ji was startled: “What are you doing?”

Li Rong said: “I’m helping you take off your cloak.”

An Ji wasn’t blind, so of course he knew that Li Rong was taking off his cloak. The question was why was Li Rong taking off his cloak?

The scene of Li Rong taking off his cloak not long ago was still fresh in An Ji’s memory. He thought that the other person was going to behave immorally again. He wasn’t about to let Li Rong have his way with him. He grabbed onto his cloak at once. His face was full of vigilance as he looked at Li Rong.

Li Rong’s expression was a bit subtle: “Don’t tell me you want to go home wearing a cloak?”

“Huh?”

Li Rong didn’t speak. He just reached out and tapped a spot on the cloak.

The jet-black cloak was slightly wet, glistening under the dim light, accompanied by a faint salty smell. It was self-evident what it was.

It was his, and possibly Li Rong’s.

An Ji: “…”

F*ck. Where was the promised little sunshine angel? Who was this dog man in front of him now? Who was it?!

A smile appeared on Li Rong’s lips. With an expression of generosity, he said: “Of course, if you really like it, you can also wear it inside.”

“…”

Who would like this kind of stuff?!

An Ji became angry and pushed Li Rong away. He unbuckled his seat belt, opened the car door, and walked out in one go.

Li Rong’s teasing voice came from behind him: “I’m just telling it as it is.”

“Get lost!” An Ji left in shame and anger. He hoped that they never crossed paths again.

“An Ji.” Li Rong called him from behind.

An Ji didn’t look back, pretending he didn’t hear the other man.

“An Ji, I’m sick.” Li Rong continued.

As if a pause button had been pressed, the irritable An Ji instantly calmed down.

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The bright and resplendent Milky Way splashed across the horizon. Li Rong stood with a ramrod straight back beneath the curtain of night. Black clothes, white skin, he was an extraordinarily handsome man. The young man’s sharp brows and eyes were tinged with melancholy. He didn’t seem to be lying to him.

An Ji opened his mouth. “What kind of sickness is it?”

“Pheromone disorder,” Li Rong explained, “This is a disease of the pheromone system. Symptoms manifest as insomnia, dizziness, unconsciousness, and mental disorder. As the disease progresses, it will also have a certain effect on spiritual power. I need the pheromones of an omega with high compatibility to cure it.”

An Ji was a little hesitant for a moment. He had never heard of Li Rong’s illness in his previous life, but the other party’s expression did not seem to be fake. Could it be that he had concealed it before?

That’s right, the emperor only has Li Rong, this single alpha seedling. Even if he really has some disease, it would not be good to publicize it.

But since it was a secret, why did Li Rong tell him? What does this have to do with him?

As if seeing his doubts, Li Rong said directly: “I want to sign a contract with you.”

An Ji asked: “What kind of contract?”

“A treatment contract. Our compatibility is at one hundred percent. I want to ask you to help me with my treatment. You can name whatever remuneration you desire.”

When he said this, Li Rong’s expression was serious and solemn, as if he was discussing some international pact.

No one knew just how nervous he was at that moment.

Whether it was in the previous life or today, An Ji has never shown any affection for him. His meekness back at the black market was only because he thought of those s*xual acts as a treatment for the fake heat and nothing more.

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Chapter 10 – Full Cooperation (4.1)

Yu Jingmo stared at this scene [of An Ji and Li Rong getting intimate], and his eyes became so red* it looked as if they could almost drip with blood.

[*T/N: In Chinese, saying someone’s “eyes became red” is a figure of speech, similar to saying someone “turned green” in English. It means that person is feeling some intense negative emotion, such as anger, irritation, or jealousy. Can also be translated as his eyes look red, his eyes turn red, his eyes are red, etc.]

When Yu Jingmo realized that he had been reborn, he was almost wild with joy as he came back to the black market. In his previous life, he rescued An Ji, who was on the verge of estrus, and obtained the most precious wealth in the world.

But for the sake of the so-called “great cause” he ended up letting An Ji down.

In a world dominated by alphas, he was a beta born on the Junk Star. From a young age, he already knew the price it would cost to climb upwards in life.

Even though he was more outstanding than most alphas, this society still would not recognize his achievements.

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“You are very outstanding, but it’s unfortunate that you’re a beta, sorry, we only want alphas.”

“If only you were an alpha, then your results would be even better.”

“Yu Jingmo is quite good, but he’s a beta, so don’t you think he’s a bit unworthy of An Ji?”

……

Just because he was a beta, people denied his achievements over and over again. Time and time again they trampled his self-esteem to the bottom, as if from birth he should not be competing with other people, and he should not be better than an alpha!

Only that young man came to him without any hesitations or second thoughts. He did not pity him because he was a beta. Instead, he was full of sincerity. Because of An Ji, Yu Jingmo was able to maintain his self-esteem no matter how many times the world stepped on him.

Perhaps it was because he obtained An Ji too easily that he began to take the young man’s existence for granted. He did not dare to touch An Ji because of his own inferiority complex, but he was also madly jealous whenever An Ji interacted with other people.

The more excellent An Ji was, the more jealous he became.

He got jealous whenever An Ji smiled at others. He was envious of how brightly An Ji shone. It got to the point that he felt like An Ji’s unhesitant love for him was some sort of condescending charity from a person looking down on him from above.

It was especially bad after they announced their relationship. One after another people voiced their pity, as if it was a big mistake for an omega to enter into a relationship with a beta.

At first, he was still able to persevere, but as bystanders repeatedly compared them time and time again, he couldn’t help but think what if An Ji wasn’t so outstanding? Then would people say that they were well matched?

Could they only be together forever if An Ji was below him in terms of excellence?

Once such a despicable thought formed in his head, it was impossible for him to get rid of it. Yu Jingmo started to restrict An Ji from going outside and encouraged the omega to remove his glands. He even went so far as to wanting to control An Ji’s spiritual power.

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He tried every means possible to keep An Ji by his side. He thought that An Ji was a price that he could afford to pay.

But he never thought that it would be such a heavy price to pay.

When An Ji self-destructed with his spiritual power in the operating room, Yu Jingmo was picking out their new home.

Worried that An Ji would miss the scent of his own pheromones, he filled the home with roses, and he also arranged a spacious and cute baby room.

He was happily fantasizing about how they would become a perfect beta couple once An Ji removed his glands. They would be like the majority of the couples in the world. He would be working hard outside, while An Ji would stay home to bear and raise children.

They would have children and a bright future that belonged to them.

Unfortunately, An Ji died in the operating room. He would rather suicide than to run with him into the future.

Even now, remembering those memories still made Yu Jingmo’s heart hurt. The pain of losing his beloved still tormented him.

Fortunately, he was reborn.

Yu Jingmo pressed a hand against his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

It must be that the heavens knew that he regretted it, so they gave him another chance. In his past life, he didn’t know how to cherish An Ji, but he would not be like that in this life.

Even if An Ji got into Li Rong’s car, it didn’t mean anything. Li Rong was just a means to an end. The one that An Ji really liked was him – Yu Jingmo.

It was like so in the previous life, and it would be the same in this life.

Yu Jingmo turned around in silence. He would definitely bring An Ji back to his side again.

An Ji was completely unaware of what was happening outside the car. He was presently being pushed down by Li Rong and personally experiencing an alpha-omega physiology class.

After a long class, the swaying of the car finally stopped.

An Ji let out a long sigh of relief. Somehow, he had the strange of feeling of having survived a calamity.

He had only taken the basic physiology class just now, yet his reaction was so extreme. It would seem that his foundation in this subject was simply too terrible. Fortunately, this exam was not too difficult, and An Ji finally got through this fake heat by means of a surprise attack.

On the way back, there was an awkward silence in the atmosphere.

On one hand, An Ji was grateful to Li Rong for his help, but on the other hand, he was annoyed by his own poor foundation, to the extent that he had to be taught with a hands-on approach by the teacher. Every time he thought about it, his entire face would flush red with indignation.

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Chapter 9 – Dare to Be Distracted?

It was not until An Ji felt the soft seat of the car against his back did he breathed a sigh of relief.

That was a close call. It was a good thing that they were inside the car now. Just now, they almost started to do it right in public with so many people around. Fortunately, he made a prompt decision and hopped into the car. Otherwise, he would be featured on the headliner of tomorrow’s star network.

No, perhaps it would that upright and straightforward imperial prince.

After being frightened for a while, An Ji said grimly: “Thank you for helping me, I…”

The rest of his words got stuck in his throat, because Li Rong suddenly lowered the back of the seat until it was horizontal. Then his large body gradually pressed down on An Ji’s.

An Ji was so frightened that he almost lost his voice. He just kept shaking his head: “No… no, not here…”

“Can’t wait anymore.” Li Rong said abruptly.

An Ji was stunned for a second. His face instantly turned red.

He didn’t expect Li Rong to be so direct. It was completely different from the gentle and polite image he had of him from his previous life.

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Although he has set his mind on Li Rong, it did not mean that he was willing to do it with the other person in a car. No matter what, this was progressing way too fast!

An Ji was extremely embarrassed: “Can’t you bear with it for a while?”

Li Rong suddenly laughed. The neon lights outside the window illuminated his deep and elegant silhouette.

“It’s you who can’t wait,” the man explained, pointing to the lower part of his body. “With your current situation, you won’t be able to hold off long enough for us to get back before resolving it.”

An Ji: “…”

No way! How could he not hold off for long enough, huh?!

An Ji lowered his head to look and he was stunned for a full five seconds.

F*ck.

He really could not wait.

But no matter how anxious he was to resolve the issue, he still couldn’t do it in the car. An Ji resisted the discomfort and forcibly refused: “Not in the car!”

An omega’s estrus period lasted for three days and three nights. If he started it in the car, then wouldn’t that mean that he would have to stay in the car for the entire heat period?

If such a thing really were to happen, then he would most likely end up traumatized by cars for the rest of his life.

“What are you thinking about? It’s just a fake estrus,” Li Rong laughed. His laughter was a bit bewitching. “It should be over if you do it just once.”

Just do it once…

Do it once…

An Ji was at a loss for words again. Also, why was Li Rong so proficient about this kind of stuff?!

“It’s all stuff from physiology class,” Li Rong explained with a smile, “Learned it in the fourth grade of elementary school.”

An Ji: “…”

It was only now did he realize with amazement that he’s been the passive partner in this entanglement time and time again. Clearly he was the one who took the initiative to ask for a kiss in the alley, but as a result he was the one who got kissed until his mind was muddled. And just now, he was the one who took the initiative to pounce on Li Rong outside the car window, but the one to end up with weak knees was once again him.

It was so humiliating.

An Ji didn’t know where the desire to win in this area came from, but he couldn’t help replying: “…My bad, I came from the countryside. I never took a physiology class before.”

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What he said was not false. He was born a nobleman, but he got lost at the age of eight. He and his younger brother wandered around on Junk Star for ten years. He got into university all thanks to his ingenuity. He learned by secretly eavesdropping in on classes through a window. There was no need to mention this kind of “useless” physiology class. He never took the time to learn it.

Li Rong was silent for a while, and then he said in a low voice, “Then I’ll teach you in the future.”

An Ji: “…”

There was really no need for that.

However, Li Rong was a man of his words, and he directly gave An Ji a physiology lesson in the car.

This teacher was really too serious, with solid theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience. His only student could not withstand such high-intensity knowledge irrigation, and soon became a mess, and even his consciousness was blurred.

It was only when An Ji heard a familiar voice did he abruptly open his eyes and started to refuse Li Rong’s lesson.

“Baba? Baba!” Black Cat shouted from outside the window. “I bought the inhibitor, where are you?”

“I… I don’t want to learn anymore…” An Ji propped up his body and pushed Li Rong away while trembling.

“You dare to be distracted?”

“Oh…!”

Li Rong instantly drew An Ji’s attention back to him.

The neon lights outside the window fell upon his eyes, reflecting wet tears. Soon the lights got blurry, turning into magnified blobs. Just like Li Rong and him, they became intertwined and shadowy.

An Ji completely gave up on struggling and devoted himself to learning.

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