Chapter 40: If Chen Huixing wanted Pei Jiqing to act with him, then Pei Jiqing would act with him. ^^…

Pei Jiqing was practically trembling with fear at Chen Huixing's words. The breath that had been stuck in his throat turned into a shudder, reverberating in his chest.

He suddenly clutched Chen Huixing's hand on his abdomen, his fingertips cold. It was as if he had envisioned some absurd future where his abdomen would continue to swell, then be cut open and sewn up again and again.

Terror surged up his spine like a tide, and Pei Jiqing uttered a protest: "...I don't want to give birth to you."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Huixing had already pressed him fiercely into his arms.

His hot lips pressed against his, with an almost brutal possessiveness, his tongue prying open his teeth and plunging deep, as if to plunder every remaining air from Pei Jiqing's lungs.

The kiss was so heavy, like a beast marking its territory, that even the sob that escaped Pei Jiqing's throat was chewed up and swallowed.

Chen Huixing wanted to rub Pei Jiqing into his very bones, saturate every inch of his skin with his aura, and utter no more offensive words from that mouth that always betrayed him.

He ripped the suppression patch from Chen Huixing's neck, and the air suddenly exploded with a thick, aggressive pheromone, like a beast finally freed from its shackles.

Chen Huixing's palm rested on the back of Pei Jiqing's neck, his fingertips pressing hard against the sensitive skin with such force that it practically rubbed into his bones and blood.

Pei Jiqing's breath caught in the overwhelming aura, and he instinctively raised his hand to push back. His fingertips pressed against Shen Huixing's chest, but it felt like he was hitting an unshakable wall.

His glands heated and trembled under the pressure, like ice in a blazing fire, melting inch by inch, crumbling.

The force of the push and rejection gradually dissipated, and the tense back softened. Pei Jiqing felt as if all the bones had been pulled out, and he could only let Shen Huixing's breath soak him completely.

When Shen Huixing finally let him go, Pei Jiqing had lost all the strength to stand, his knees weakened, and his body slid down uncontrollably. Shen Huixing's arms tightly wrapped around his waist, pulling him back into his arms - as if he was born to be imprisoned and possessed like this.

Pei Jiqing's tongue still had a lingering tingling sensation, and his lips were slightly swollen, like a crushed rose, soaked with a moist and bright color.

His cheeks were flushed, his eyes were dim, and his whole body seemed to have been kissed to the point of detachment, as if he had been kissed stupidly.

Chen Huixing stared at him, his voice low and dangerous, a hint of playfulness: "Do you think you can refuse me?"

Pei Jiqing's already vain confidence crumbled at this moment. A hazy trance formed in his eyes.

"So it really is just your pheromone level that's too low."

His previous advances hadn't been about overwhelming emotion at the sight of Chen Huixing, nor was it about lust and desire. It was simply a physiological arousal from the scent of Alph's pheromones. What

a liar! He was spouting lies, but which of his sweet words were true and which were false? Even he couldn't tell the difference.

"You think you can get away with a clean break by leaving behind a divorce agreement? Pei Jiqing, no one in this world has ever dared to tease me like this—you're the first."

Pei Jiqing reacted, his chest rising and falling with a suppressed tremor. "So... you want revenge on me?"

"You must cooperate with me and wash away the stain left by this marriage."

"What if I don't?"

"The Pei family may not threaten you, but what about Lin Qin?"

Pei Jiqing looked up at him, a hint of disbelief in his eyes. "Chen Huixing, you weren't like that before."

At least, he had never thought Chen Huixing would use his power to embarrass someone.

"That's because you've never known the real me, just as I... have never seen you clearly."

The irony was so strong, it almost became a physical blade, slashing between them and severing them.

Chen Huixing's words were deeply ironic.

Pei Jiqing suddenly remembered something and said, "That news... was it intentional?"

—deliberately trying to make Pei Jiqing relax, deliberately making him think Shen Huixing didn't remember him at all.

Chen Huixing shook his head. "It's all thanks to my most 'virtuous and gentle' Omega. I've been under the Association's strict supervision for months, and then I watched my Omega... flirting with a young man who hadn't even graduated yet."

Pei Jiqing's throat tightened. He wanted to ask Chen Huixing why he brought him back, now that he'd found an Omega more compatible? Was it simply to satisfy that damned need for revenge?

No, he should have thought of that, to flee in defeat from the very beginning.

How could he have forgotten... Chen Huixing's ingrained desire to win was unchallenged.

Chen Huixing swiftly disengaged himself from Pei Jiqing and stood up, casually signaling for them to pack their bags.

Turning around, out of Pei Jiqing's sight, he licked the corner of his lips, still wet from Pei Jiqing's loss of control.

"Since you don't want to live here, then go home."

The baby's cradle was carefully placed, and Pei Jiqing was taken back.

The air was already chilly. Pei Jiqing wore a grey hat, sunglasses covering half of his pale face, and was wrapped in a loose, oversized grey sweater. Those were his old clothes.

Chen Huixing had originally prepared a warmer coat and hat, but Pei Jiqing thought they were ugly, with a familiar arrogance.

Then Pei Jiqing directed someone to get this outfit. He wore a grey beanie, and his slightly long hair was pressed down, making his face look even smaller and more delicate. His porcelain-white skin was glowing with a delicate luster, and sunglasses were perched on his high nose bridge. He didn't look like someone who had just given birth, but rather a college student with a cool temperament.

Chen Huixing snorted from her nose: "There are so many things to do."

There was a hint of impatience in her tone, and an indulgence that she herself could hardly detect.

Pei Jiqing turned his back to him and said nothing.

The little one in the baby carrier was waking up with a yawn, his pink fists clenched tightly. The red wrinkles on his face had faded in the past few days, and he gradually looked like a lovely girl.

As soon as the car door opened, Pei Jiqing quickly shrank into the corner, exuding an aloof and distant air.

The nanny was sitting in the back of the car, holding the baby in her arms. The soft fabric wrapped the young life, and it soon fell asleep again as the car body swayed gently.

These days, the two adults were only busy squabbling, and they only called the little life in the cradle "baby".

The light and shadows moved outside the car window, and Chen Huixing suddenly said, "It's time to give it a nickname."

Pei Jiqing said, "I don't know."

"Okay, let's call her Zhizhi."

Pei Jiqing thought this was too casual, and retorted, "...No, call her Xiaonan."

She was born in Nan'an.

Chen Huixing: "I insist on calling her Zhizhi. "

Pei Jiqing was furious.

When the car slowly stopped and Pei Jiqing pushed open the door, a chill climbed up his spine.

Sister Zhang was standing in front of the carved iron gate. There were shadowy figures in the yard. Every face that turned around looked familiar to him. At first glance, it made people feel inexplicably creepy.

What Chen Huixing had said echoed in his ears: he would provide the venue and arrange the extras in the future.

Only at this moment did Pei Jiqing truly understand what this meant. Every brick and tile, every blade of grass and every tree here was a cage. As long as he took even half a step inside, he would become a puppet in this play.

Chen Huixing's arms irresistibly wrapped around Pei Jiqing's shoulders, half-hugging him and leading him into the house. The nanny followed closely behind, and the little life in the basket in her hand became the focus of everyone's attention.

The baby who had been sleeping all the way now opened his eyes, and when he was taken out, he looked at everything around him curiously.

Pei Jiqing held her.

Chen Huixing handed the phone to Pei Jiqing.

Pei Jiqing looked at him puzzledly.

"Continue your performance and show off everything you have - husband, children."

Pei Jiqing looked at Chen Huixing, and the twilight outside the floor-to-ceiling window came in, giving this absurd reunion play a golden illusion.

That day, Pei Jiqing's social media account, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly updated. In the photo uploaded, his two hands were carefully holding a pink baby's hand, with the caption "My happiness", which crushed the rumors of divorce into dust. The

old news about Chen Huixing's pheromone compatibility fraud was gradually being cleared up. The investigation results showed that it was just a trap carefully designed by the remnants of the corruption case.

The truth came at the right time.

This was the most decent resistance Pei Jiqing could make. In the eyes of Shen Huixing, these were just troubles that would take time to solve.

"That's enough." Pei Jiqing tossed his phone aside, and the phone slid aside with a crisp sound on the coffee table. He leaned back and sank into the sofa. When he closed his eyes, his eyelashes cast two tired shadows under his eyes. "I'm tired."

He didn't feel tired before.

Pei Jiqing was very enthusiastic when doing these things before.

Now it seemed as if their positions were reversed. Pei Jiqing stood and watched the play with cold eyes, while Chen Huixing took the lead.

After that, Chen Huixing demanded that everything in life remain the same. He had Pei Jiqing cook for him, iron his clothes, and show up at the military headquarters with a lunch box in full view of everyone. Pei Jiqing put up with it all. His cooking was so terrible, he wondered how Chen Huixing managed to eat. In front of so many people, Chen Huixing even asked Pei Jiqing to kiss him.

It was as if they were still a loving couple.

One day, Pei Jiqing couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "What's the price?"

Chen Huixing frowned. "What?"

"My reward. Acting like I love you is really tiring. You're not so naive as to think we're in love now, are you?"

Chen Huixing wrote his name on the property transfer documents. Pei Jiqing, expressionless, leaned over and placed a kiss on Shen Huixing's forehead. "Thank you, husband."

Dusk gathered outside the window, stretching the shadows of the two seemingly united but inwardly distant people.

Chen Huixing wanted Pei Jiqing to act with him, and Pei Jiqing did.

Not long after, he attended a charity auction. The crystal chandeliers in the twilight reflected tiny specks of light. Chen Huixing tapped the auction catalog with his finger, leaned close to Pei Jiqing's ear, and said, "You bid for it, and then publicly tell everyone you're giving it to me."

Pei Jiqing was unmoved at first, even rolling his eyes inwardly.

Chen Huixing said, "I'll put it in your name when we get back."

Pei Jiqing then raised his bidding paddle. The auctioneer's voice echoed in the venue, and the hammer clattered crisply. The love story between him and Shen Huixing reached its climax that night.