Chapter 16: His Omega seemed to care about him all the time ^^…

Pei Jiqing felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. Chen Huixing's stern words were so damning. It was truly terrifying to hear him solemnly recount a statement he'd made on the show long ago.

Especially since he'd forgotten how many outrageous things he'd said before.

Every word pierced his eardrums, leaving him feeling incredibly inconceivable.

Having a child on a soccer team? How could he dare even say that?

And most importantly, Chen Huixing was actually watching his show?

This man was Chen Huixing, his husband, a rising star poised to take the top spot in the military.

Was that even conceivable? Chen Huixing's snug military uniform accentuated his sharp features. Sitting there, he looked like the protagonist of a documentary on a military channel, facing the screen with the seriousness of someone watching a military exercise, his cold white knuckles tapping against the chair, all to watch those boisterous, colorful gossip interviews and listen to Pei Jiqing's cheesy jokes.

Pei Jiqing's scalp tingled just thinking about Chen Huixing like this.

His heart nearly leaped out of his throat, trembling with trembling voice.

He began to speak incoherently, "Hubby, do you often watch my show?" His throat tightened, the last syllable of "Hubby" lingering, and he didn't even care about the others at the table, eager for an answer.

Chen Huixing said, "...No, they showed it to me when the media reports came out. The content was too exaggerated."

Chen Huixing's assessment was truly blunt.

Chen Huixing had just been about to say that he didn't watch it often, but only occasionally. He sometimes watched the shows downloaded on his tablet on airplanes, but he didn't quite understand what Pei Jiqing was laughing at. Was it really that funny? But watching him laugh, Chen Huixing thought it might actually be humorous, because when he was happy, he would laugh and fall into his arms.

Before Chen Huixing could say it, he saw Pei Jiqing sigh with relief.

"Oh, that's all for show effect."

The cold sweat clinging to the back of Pei Jiqing's neck evaporated instantly, and his heart, like the top of a roller coaster, suddenly plunged back into his throat. The tips of his ears suddenly felt hot. It turned out to be just that incident with the hand-washed underwear incident. The alarm was clear, but it wasn't entirely false. He had indeed personally rubbed a pair of black underwear. It was a fact. It

had simply been artistically embellished, a fabrication of his own.

If Chen Huixing really watched his show regularly, he would have smashed the editing room's computer and burned the hard drive in the control room that very night. Even if he died, he would have stopped the next episode from airing.

"Hubby, you handle national affairs every day. It's so tiring. How can you waste your precious time watching my meaningless show?" Pei Jiqing's eyes curved into two sweet crescent moons. He held his chin and blinked. "I know you want to see me, but I'm even better in person than on TV. You can see me any way you want, right?" Chen

Huixing swallowed his words, frowning slightly. He felt that life was becoming a bit troublesome. His Omega seemed to care about him all the time and confirm his place in his heart.

If he said it now, his Omega would probably be overwhelmed with pride, taking advantage of his pampering and pestering him to go out with him.

Lately, with the military busy and the recent thorough investigation, he simply couldn't spare the time.

A low, monosyllable rolled out of Chen Huixing's nose, and he hummed.

Pei Jiqing couldn't tell if he truly understood, or if he was just pretending to understand, or if he just bought into his lame flattery.

Liang Yi smiled at their interaction.

"That's great," she said, "you shouldn't rush into having children. Just enjoy your time together. Looking at you reminds me of the sweet days I had with Huixing's Alpha father."

The meal was over.

Liang Yi and Shen Huixing went to the study to chat alone.

Pei Jiqing took Mu Xinbai to the garden to digest their food. They walked along the cobblestone path, the night breeze carrying the scent of roses. Under the pergola, a low fence framed two furry green shadows. The bitter orange tree leaned with its thin arms and legs, and the redwood tree had tender branches, its bark still covered in green hair.

Mu Xinbai asked Pei Jiqing, "Have you been feeling better lately?"

Mu Xinbai deliberately wore a wide watchband around his wrist to conceal his previous wound.

"Much better, thank you. Shen Xinze was afraid I'd do something bad, so he let me out for a walk."

Pei Jiqing nodded, curious about what had happened between Mu Xinbai and Shen Xinze recently. It seemed a lot different from the tense situation before.

Pei Jiqing said, "Xinze has been pampered since childhood, so he's... a bit more lawless."

Mu Xinbai said, "You can tell. That's why he treats anyone he likes like his property."

Pei Jiqing glanced at the light from the second-floor study. He plucked a mint leaf and rubbed it between his hands. The barrier patch on Mu Xinbai's neck loosened slightly, and Pei Jiqing's sharp eyes caught a small canine-shaped indentation there. All Alphas are like this. A hundred or eighty years of evolution still ingrained the wild dog logic of territoriality in their genes.

This is truly a common trait among all Alphas: they treat Omegas like their property.

Pei Jiqing felt a little sorry for Chen Xinze and told Mu Xinbai, "If you really don't like Chen Xinze, you can tell Dad. He won't stand by and watch Chen Xinze force you."

Mu Xinbai kicked the gravel at his feet, watching it splash into the small spring. "He won't force me again, but he won't let me go. Chen Xinze is a brainless paranoid."

Mu Xinbai said, "You and Executive Shen have a normal relationship. Shen Xinze and I don't."

Pei Jiqing said nothing.

Was his relationship with Shen Huixing normal?

In fact, he agreed with Wei Ji's words. He was trying to please Chen Huixing. Their relationship had never been equal. From the beginning, with that fake pheromone compatibility certificate, he had received many benefits from the Shen family from the Pei family. The money for the Pei family's comeback was paid by the Shen family. When the secretary came to deliver the check, Pei Jiqing felt like a commodity for sale with a certificate of conformity. Qi Rongyin bent her waist like a shrimp bowing.

Pei Jiqing was thinking at that time that a woman as arrogant as Qi Rongyin would also show such a humble attitude. If he could get the protection of this man, he would not have to live the life of relying on others in the past.

In fact, he did.

Chen Huixing was in a high position.

The false adaptation report, with 90% of the red seals, hurt Pei Jiqing's eyes. It was like a label attached to the two people's names.

Pei Jiqing always looked up to him, as if Chen Huixing had given him the status and position as a gift. Pei Jiqing had struggled before. He wanted people to think of Chen Huixing when they mentioned him.

He was Chen Huixing's Omega.

Later he found that it was indeed impossible.

As long as Chen Huixing appeared, the brilliance was enough to cover everything else.

A few years ago, he stuck his neck to prove himself, and he wanted others to say "That's Executive Shen's Omega" when they mentioned him. But he found that it was useless. He was a vassal of Chen Huixing, and this label was welded into other people's mouths.

After Mu Xinbai and Liang Yi left, Pei Jiqing was still hesitating whether to tell Chen Huixing about Chen Xinze.

Liang Yi begged him several times not to tell Chen Huixing, but he felt a pity for Mu Xinbai. He clearly had his own life, excluding Mu Xinbai's.

As the person in charge of the family, everyone secretly kept many things from Chen Huixing.

After taking a shower, Pei Jiqing was dazed at the head of the bed when Chen Huixing sat down and kissed him on the lips.

The back of Pei Jiqing's neck rubbed against the silk pillowcase, and the steam from Chen Huixing's shower brushed against his face, and the two pheromones quickly entangled and increased in concentration.

The next moment, Pei Jiqing was pinned down.

Pei Jiqing lay on his back, his breath burning his ears with an itch, the redwood mixed with bitter orange creating a strange smell. Pei Jiqing stretched his legs and exchanged a few sticky kisses with Shen Huixing. He stretched out his arms and hooked them around Chen Huixing's neck, repeating that his show was boring and not worth his time. He told him not to watch it, it was embarrassing.

Chen Huixing panted, biting his neck. "Are you sure you want to say that now?"

Chen Huixing wondered, perhaps his Omega had brought it up on purpose. This was the second time today, a necessary reminder for him to watch. He'd been busy lately, but it would still be okay if he had time. After all, he could skip the parts without Pei Jiqing.

Pei Jiqing thought this was a very important matter.

Pei Jiqing cupped Chen Huixing's face and asked, "What's your impression of Mu Xinbai?"

Chen Huixing frowned and said, "Chen Xinze has found a good partner. She's much more stable than him."

Pei Jiqing hadn't expected Chen Huixing to think so highly of Mu Xinbai.

To put it bluntly, they were quite similar: aloof and unapproachable, as if nothing else mattered to them.

Pei Jiqing said, "...What if someone close to you one day did something you found unacceptable? Could you forgive them?"

Because the order of Pei Jiqing's words was so fortuitous,

it was hard not to think of Chen Xinze first.

Chen Huixing said very mercilessly: "Why don't you think about the need for forgiveness when you do it."

Pei Jiqing's body stiffened. These words were like a basin of cold water poured down on him. He didn't answer for a moment. He thought that if Chen Huixing said such words to him, he would be almost speechless. Chen Huixing's palm went down along his waist and said not to mention it again. Chen Xinze has already gotten a lot. He doesn't want his Omega to favor the "child" who will never grow up.

Chen Huixing's canine teeth rubbed against the gland, and his fingertips pressed and circled the rose tattoo on his waist. The tattoo was now blooming beautifully under the steam of body temperature and covered with water vapor.

The moonlight plated a silver edge in the room, stuck in the throat and turned into a sticky whimper. The rose branch cleverly poked behind the waist, as if to peck through the skin to find some flesh and blood temperature.