Fu Mingxiu’s hand that was holding Ye Qin’s suddenly slid down and found the gun Ye Qin had tucked at his waist. He drew the gun out, placed it in Ye Qin’s hand, and then guided Ye Qin’s hand to press the gun against his own forehead.
He softly called the person in front of him, “Ah Qin.”
Then, he closed his eyes, adopting an expression as if waiting for execution.
Ye Qin, forced to hold his own gun, looked at the person in front of him—still lying on the bed, already holding the gun and asking him to kill him. His anger made his hand that was gripping the gun tremble.
He threw the gun aside with force, ignoring Fu Mingxiu’s shocked expression, and pressed him back into the soft bedding.
Fu Mingxiu hadn’t yet recovered from the sudden throw of the gun when he was forcefully pushed back. Every movement he made was painful, and this sudden action made him feel as though tears were about to fall from the pain.
Ye Qin locked him in his arms and pressed his forehead against Fu Mingxiu’s. He gritted his teeth and said, “Want to die just like that? You wish!”
“Fu Mingxiu, let me tell you, you owe me. In this lifetime, you’ll never repay me!” With that, he sank his teeth into the gland on Fu Mingxiu’s neck.
Although Ye Qin had accompanied Fu Mingxiu through his heat period before, he hadn’t fully marked him—only a temporary mark.
Despite that, the Omega’s gland was already very fragile and sensitive. During those days, Ye Qin had repeatedly bitten it, causing immense pain. Now, even though it wasn’t his heat period, being bitten again by an Alpha with his sharp fangs was unbearable. Fu Mingxiu trembled all over from the pain.
But he still endured it, letting out a muffled groan.
“Alright.” The Omega opened his watery eyes, reached out, and hugged the Alpha buried in his neck, indulgently saying.
“I’ll repay you with my whole life.”
—
After boasting earlier, Fu Mingxiu, upon waking up again, felt that not only was a lifetime too much to endure, but with the intensity of this overload, he would probably not survive even another round of this in his current lifetime.
He opened his heavy eyelids, only to find himself in an unfamiliar environment.
“Where is this?” Fu Mingxiu tried his best to assess his surroundings without turning his head too much.
The imperial palace from before had been complicated and extravagant, but compared to the place he was now, it couldn’t even compare.
Not to mention the decoration and antique treasures displayed everywhere, even the security measures in this place were something Fu Mingxiu, a former general of this world, could immediately recognize.
The walls around him looked ancient and elegant, but were actually made from the toughest YG704 metal. Even a Super Saiyan couldn’t break through this, and it was considered the most indestructible metal in the world. Unless it was used with a dimensional weapon to disintegrate it, no one could escape this place. Furthermore, its source was extremely rare. Fu Mingxiu had no idea where Ye Qin had gotten so much of this metal to lavishly build a palace with it.
“Not just that.” The system suddenly spoke, “This place has at least a hundred surveillance devices installed. Given the level of civilization in this world, they can probably analyze every cell of a mosquito flying in, and there are thousands of Ye Qin’s private soldiers outside.”
Fu Mingxiu: “…”
“Alright, I take back the question I asked earlier.”
What more did he need to figure out? If this wasn’t a small black room, he’d twist his own head off to let the system play with it.
“Yes,” the system replied in a cheerful tone with its inorganic metallic voice, “Do you remember why Ye Qin was always dealing with other factions but didn’t come after you?”
“I checked, and I found that these devices were only installed a few months ago.”
The voice, devoid of any fluctuation, paired with the lively tone, made Fu Mingxiu feel like the system was mocking him.
Alright, he got it. It wasn’t that Ye Qin hadn’t come after him yet, it was just that he was setting up a “prison” in advance.
Anyway, the place looked comfortable enough. Staying here wasn’t so bad.
—As long as I have no shame, the small black room won’t scare me!
He lay there for a while, then suddenly spoke to the system again, “Actually, thinking about it carefully, staying here and being a couch potato is pretty nice.”
This place was like the top-tier residential quarters of the universe. Ye Qin, who could afford to let him live in such luxury, probably wouldn’t skimp on food either.
True interstellar civilizations were nothing like those novels where everyone drank nutrient solutions. In this world, civilization had developed so far that there were truly all kinds of delicious foods. The premium ingredients alone were enough to make Fu Mingxiu wish he could swallow his tongue, not to mention the top chefs who stood out among billions of people… Just thinking about it made Fu Mingxiu unable to resist.
“…” The system was left speechless, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back, then spoke, “I remember, you didn’t care about this kind of thing before. You were eager to finish the task as quickly as possible. Why are you…”
Fu Mingxiu waved his hand, “That was the old me, dumb.”
Before, he was focused only on going home. When the system told him that everything here was fake, the things and the people were all fake, he felt like he was mixed in with a bunch of fake people, with no mood to enjoy any of this.
Now, he had someone to make up for, and he understood that this was a real world. He owed that person so much, and he also realized how foolish it was to obsess over going back while ignoring the harm done to others. Naturally, he learned to appreciate the present life.
“Here, I live well, eat well, have everything served to me without working, and there’s also a rich… sex life…”
Though the sex life was a bit too rich…
But that wasn’t important. Painful yet pleasurable!
System: “…”
Fine, if it makes you happy.
Just as he was talking about delicious food, the sound of the door opening reached his ears, and a deadly fragrance instantly swept through the bedroom.
Fu Mingxiu rolled his eyes toward the source of the sound and saw Ye Qin walking in, dressed in a neat white and gold military uniform, holding a white porcelain bowl. His eyes immediately brightened.
What Ye Qin saw upon entering was the person lying in bed, unable to move, saying in a hoarse voice, “…It smells so good.”
Ye Qin’s heart felt something he couldn’t quite place. During their years on the border, he had wanted to stay close to Fu Mingxiu every day. Later, he discovered that Fu Mingxiu, who normally exuded a powerful aura with his military status, was actually a foodie who couldn’t stand the daily routine of drinking nutritional supplements on the border.
He remembered once when they both went to pick up their nutritional supplements for the month, and when Fu Mingxiu picked up a box of them, he sighed deeply.
“What’s wrong, General?” Ye Qin couldn’t help but ask.
At that time, Fu Mingxiu had already become familiar with him. He took out a nutritional supplement, placed the box in a space button, then threw the supplement into the air. As the supplement spun, the cap popped off, and Fu Mingxiu, despite doing such a silly thing, looked effortlessly cool and charismatic. Ye Qin’s heart skipped a beat.
Fu Mingxiu held the nutritional supplement in his mouth, drinking it slowly, his expression weary. “I’ve been drinking these supplements every day, with only eight flavors for nearly eight years.”
He laughed bitterly, adding, “I heard they’re launching the ninth flavor next month… something like… Snowbone Fish, a specialty from Y-star. It’s been all the rage in the Empire, even the military districts, which haven’t changed their menu in centuries, are getting new products.”
“General… you… can’t get used to the nutritional supplements?” Ye Qin tentatively asked.
Fu Mingxiu suddenly leaned closer to Ye Qin, glaring at him with sharp eyes as though he were looking at a monster. “You drink these every day. Can you get used to them?”
His movements were so quick that he nearly bumped into Ye Qin’s nose. When he finally looked him over closely, Ye Qin was momentarily stunned by the proximity and Fu Mingxiu’s handsome face. He caught his breath for a moment.
He froze, then stammered, “I… I guess it’s okay.”
Fu Mingxiu let go of him and waved his hand lazily. “Sigh, there’s no point in talking to someone like you who doesn’t understand the joy of food.”
Ye Qin quickly caught up with him and asked, “General, if you can’t get used to them, why not have someone prepare other food for you?”
Fu Mingxiu was a Major General, which gave him a high status on the border, so it wouldn’t be strange for him to have food prepared separately. In fact, most generals didn’t hesitate to indulge themselves in their private lives, but Fu Mingxiu had always insisted on eating and living with the soldiers. Aside from having a private room, he rarely used his privileges.
“Should I really have a personal chef just for this place?” Fu Mingxiu said while chewing on the supplement, patting Ye Qin’s shoulder with a lazy motion. “Kid, we’re here to fight a war, what’s the point of all this. Do you really want to drag a chef to this place to suffer with me?”
Later, Ye Qin learned how to cook for Fu Mingxiu.
It wasn’t a complicated process. Although Ye Qin didn’t have a natural talent for cooking, it wasn’t too difficult either. He worked hard, and after a few months, he became skilled enough to impress Fu Mingxiu with his cooking.
The first time Ye Qin cooked for Fu Mingxiu, Fu Mingxiu praised it endlessly. Since Ye Qin was busy during the day and only had time to cook in the evening, Fu Mingxiu started showing up at Ye Qin’s dormitory at dinner time.
Later, Fu Mingxiu even invited Ye Qin to move into his single dorm so they could live together.
Learning to cook had brought Ye Qin closer to the man he admired. His cooking skills improved so much that even top chefs couldn’t compare, and the delicious smells from the dormitory drove the other soldiers crazy.
Looking back on it now, those days felt like they belonged to another century, but seeing Fu Mingxiu, staring at the bowl in his hand, it felt like it had only happened moments ago.
Ye Qin bit his lip, his thoughts in turmoil, but his face remained calm. He walked to the bedside, placed the bowl on the nightstand, and carefully helped Fu Mingxiu sit up.
Yesterday, he had been indifferent to Fu Mingxiu’s requests, but today, he couldn’t bring himself to do that.
Fu Mingxiu had been exhausted after seven days of his heat cycle, already weak, but the nature of the heat made it bearable. However, yesterday, Ye Qin had lost his self-control after being provoked, and after Fu Mingxiu had just finished his heat cycle, he had overexerted him.
When he woke up this morning and saw Fu Mingxiu lying in a mess, regret and frustration filled his heart
