Ding—
【Mission points -100, current mission completion: -1180%, please continue to work hard, Host.】
As the mist gradually dispersed, Jun Ye also didn’t pay attention to the system panel that popped up, instead he raised his hand to wipe the slightly damp hair from his forehead.
He didn’t know if the drug that made his body weak had been depleted or expelled from his body. After the exercise, he no longer felt that sensation of weakness where he couldn’t exert any force.
However, there was still one thing that puzzled him.
Jun Ye touched the bite mark on his neck and looked down at Fei Xiu, who was lying limp on him.
The other party’s drugging wasn’t for a counterattack?
After looking at the person on him, who was obviously exhausted, Jun Ye temporarily buried his doubts in his heart.
A few minutes later.
Jun Ye, who was making a strange face from being pressed down, raised his hand and pinched the arm of Fei Xiu, who was lying limp on him, not caring about the stiffness of the other’s body.
Tsk tsk, these muscles are really strong, no wonder they’re so heavy…
Looking at his own slender arms again, Jun Ye once again felt the world’s thick malice towards him.
Planning a set of exercise routines for himself in his heart, Jun Ye patted the person on him. “Have you had enough rest?” Your husband is going to be crushed by you.
Fei Xiu took a deep breath against Jun Ye’s neck, gradually relaxing his body.
Hiding all emotions that could expose his vulnerability, when he raised his head again, his eyes were as calm as an abyss. Even when he saw the mark on the Omega’s neck that he had marked, his eyes didn’t show the slightest ripple.
Even though Fei Xiu concealed it so well, as someone who had been his bedside companion for several worlds and hundreds of years, Jun Ye couldn’t fail to notice that something was off with his emotions.
Sometimes, having no emotions is the biggest indicator that something is wrong.
However, apart from the “counterattack” option, Jun Ye couldn’t think of any reason why Fei Xiu would be in a bad mood.
It couldn’t possibly be because he realized that his own skills were trash, and it took him most of the night to finish riding him… and then he resented him for lying there without exerting any effort, right?
That would be too unfair.
Fei Xiu pushed himself up, deeply gazing at the Omega below him, and said in a deep voice, “I’ll go run the water.”
Jun Ye remained silent.
—That warning look of yours is telling me to lie down and not move, right?
Jun Ye obediently lay still, and when he looked up and saw his partner getting out of bed expressionlessly, he couldn’t help but doubt the authenticity of him collapsing limply on him.
The bathroom door wasn’t closed properly, so Jun Ye could hear the sound of water splashing inside.
After a while, when the water level in the bathtub was estimated to have reached halfway, Jun Ye felt a little itchy and quietly got up.
As soon as his toes touched the ground, Jun Ye felt something flash at the corner of his eye. He turned his head to look, and saw Fei Xiu, wrapped in a towel, standing at the bathroom door, watching vigilantly, like a large guard dog guarding its prey.
Jun Ye estimated the possibility of him lying back down to feign ignorance… There was no possibility at all.
Was he really planning to steal…? No, he’s just worried that you won’t be able to wash comfortably. Is there a need to be so guarded?
The sound of water from the bathroom changed, so Jun Ye kindly reminded, “If you don’t turn around and check, it seems like the water is overflowing.”
Fei Xiu continued to stare at him, not even blinking his eyes or turning his head.
Is he guarding against thieves…?
Jun Ye felt helpless. If Fei Xiu had really intended to counterattack him from the beginning, he could have been more forceful, but the result was that the other had painstakingly rode him…
Sigh… Lust clouds the mind.
Jun Ye sighed inwardly and retracted his foot that had just touched the ground.
Fei Xiu had been standing at the bathroom door all this time, never once taking his eyes off Omega.
Now, seeing Omega return to bed and resign himself with a calm expression, he felt a pang in his heart.
Fei Xiu pursed his lips, and for a moment he almost wanted to relent, to let him go… He doesn’t like you anymore, just let him go…
But…
How could he bear to…
Why, why did you become so indifferent to me after agreeing to marry me?
Thinking of the past few days when Omega seemed distracted every time they were intimate, as if only their wedding planning process could pique his interest…
Fei Xiu lowered his eyes with bitterness. If it weren’t for Omega never making a move against him, he would have thought that the other was trying to kill him to inherit his fortune.
…
After cleaning themselves up, lying on the freshly changed sheets, Fei Xiu still felt heavy-hearted.
Their wedding night, sharing the same bed…
The air still carried the mingled pheromones, and his beloved Omega lay beside him. He could clearly feel the warmth emanating from the other, which was so comforting.
As drowsiness began to overcome him, his eyelids struggled to close. At the moment of closing, his eyelashes suddenly trembled, and his eyes snapped open.
His heart pounded wildly, Fei Xiu held his breath and turned his head slightly stiffly.
Under the warm bedside lamp, the Omega’s half face was buried in the pillow, his features relaxed and gentle.
As his heartbeat gradually calmed down, and the air filled his lungs again, his breathing carried the taste of surviving a disaster.
—Thank goodness, he’s still here.
“Hmm? Having a nightmare?” Jun Ye, with sleepy eyes, blinked and pulled the panting Fei Xiu into his arms, murmuring softly, “Don’t be afraid, it’s okay…”
Hearing the Omega’s slightly hoarse voice asking, Fei Xiu opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
But, the warmth of Omega’s pheromones instantly filled his nose and mouth, and Fei Xiu felt his eyes welling up with tears. He couldn’t say anything, he could only bury himself in Omega’s embrace.
Woken up by the urgent breathing of the person next to him, Jun Ye was still in a half-asleep, instinctual state. All he could do was repeat a few comforting words.
“Don’t be afraid…”
“It’s okay…”
“I’m here…”
“I’ve always been here…”
As he spoke, Jun Ye’s voice grew softer and softer, until it was barely audible, but Fei Xiu felt that this faint sound was like music, carrying a comforting power, lifting him from the abyss to heaven.
—You’re still here, it’s so good.
Morning.
Jun Ye woke up with a furrowed brow, realizing that his whole body was sore.
Especially his arms and chest, it felt like he had slept with a slab of stone on top of him, and every movement made him ache as if he would fall apart at any moment.
The memories of last night, when he was half-asleep, flashed through Jun Ye’s mind, and he pounded his arms.
Where was the stone? It was obviously his own partner sleeping on him like a pillow all night.
But where was the other person?
Reaching out, he found that the bedding beside him had already cooled, and there was no sound coming from the bathroom.
Tsk, he ran off as soon as he woke up. Where did he learn this bad habit from…?
Jun Ye looked at the closed door, his brow furrowed slightly.
The wedding plan he designed was a close call with the system’s storyline, and Fei Xiu indeed went through the entire wedding day.
However, achieving such perfection through a close call was truly unsettling…
After pondering for a moment, Jun Ye raised his hand and made a subtle gesture in the air, causing the system panel to appear.
With a testing mindset, he opened the attachment for the storyline that he hadn’t seen since arriving in this world.
The text on it remained the same as before, unaffected by his interference. However, the storyline about the family head turned gray…
Jun Ye’s heart stirred slightly, and with a soft click, the door was pushed open.
Looking up, he met Fei Xiu’s gaze at the doorway, while his finger was still pointing at the system panel.
Jun Ye chuckled and lowered his hand, sitting up on the bed.
Only he could see the system panel, and his current posture might seem strange to others, but it didn’t warrant too much attention.
Actually… he kind of hoped that Fei Xiu would realize that they had been in love for several lifetimes.
Fei Xiu didn’t think much about Jun Ye’s posture just now. His attention was quickly drawn to Jun Ye’s neckline, which was wrinkled all over from his handiwork last night.
Feeling a bit uncomfortable, Fei Xiu averted his gaze and closed the door, no longer looking at Jun Ye sitting on the bed. He quickly walked to the wardrobe and took out a set of clothes that Jun Ye had worn a few days ago.
Only when he placed the clothes on the bed did Fei Xiu realize that the Omega paid great attention to dressing, even matching different outfits with different moods on different days. He had just grabbed a set randomly, and if Jun Ye didn’t like it…
But before his thoughts could continue, his gaze fell on the Omega, who was unfastening his robe. The pink robe parted on both sides, revealing the fair skin underneath, marked with kisses.
Having done the most intimate things already, Jun Ye didn’t feel shy anymore. He changed his clothes without hesitation. When he looked up, he noticed Fei Xiu frozen in place.
“What’s wrong?” Jun Ye was puzzled. He didn’t think his thin body was particularly attractive, so he couldn’t understand why Fei Xiu was staring at him so intently.
Could it be that there was something wrong with the clothes?
“Nothing,” Fei Xiu hurriedly averted his eyes and changed the subject in a distracted tone, “Um… your mother said you really like Flame Paradise birds, and she’s planning to transplant the ones from the original house here. The gardener will be here soon, so you can discuss where to plant them.”
Jun Ye was adept at matching “mother” with his mother in this body. But a familiar term flashed through his mind, causing him to pause in his movements after getting off the bed.
Gardener?
Jun Ye couldn’t help but glance at the system panel still floating beside him. The storyline about the gardener was now active.
—”The second time, when you were 25 years old, you fell in love with your gardener.”
Jun Ye: “…”
Fei Xiu saw the Omega pause at the edge of the bed, so he squatted down to put on his socks. When he raised his head and saw the Omega looking at him with a complicated expression, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing…” It was such a familiar conversation, filled with unspoken feelings.
The first storyline just ended, and the second one eagerly emerged.
If this gardener was indeed the same gardener… Jun Ye looked at Fei Xiu with a complicated expression. He didn’t know how he could fall in love with that gardener again, and how he could elope with another person while his partner was still alive.
Jun Ye finally glanced at the task completion rate of nearly four digits, sighed, and realized that he could only take it step by step. He couldn’t completely abandon the mission.
There were still five years before the second storyline would unfold, and there might be opportunities for a turnaround, such as achieving a high enough task completion rate to abandon the remaining storyline.
Thinking about the only way he knew to earn task points now, Jun Ye felt the weight of the task ahead.
After a simple wash, he had breakfast in the observation room with Fei Xiu.
A flying craft descended, and the butler came to report—the gardener had arrived.
“Shall I accompany you to meet him?” Fei Xiu asked.
“Sure…” Jun Ye thought, Might as well see if I can put a green hat on you (Cheat on him).
Walking downstairs together, Jun Ye soon saw the gardener wearing a strange straw hat and holding a potted plant.
Due to the angle, he could only see the gardener’s side profile, revealing a handsome face but nothing particularly outstanding in Jun Ye’s eyes.
At least, Jun Ye wouldn’t notice him if he was thrown into a crowd.
Hearing footsteps, the gardener turned around, and the plant he was holding revealed its full form, with a red bird with outstretched wings perched on its green stems and leaves.
In theory, only the original owner liked Flame Paradise birds, but for some reason, Jun Ye felt a slight stir in his heart when he looked at the bird. It seemed to resonate deeply from the depths of his soul.
Like it was a familiar feeling.
It seemed like there was also such a bird in his memories, with long tail feathers like flames.
PLS COMMUNICATE I’M SAD!! T___T
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