Chapter 49: “I Am Pursuing Shen Zhuo.” / “It’s Not Enough… I Miss You So Much.”
“I am pursuing him.”
At these words, the crowd looked like they had just tasted a sensational piece of gossip, their expressions almost cracking.
Only Shen Zhuo paused slightly.
He had thought Du Xun would say they were already married.
Or at least, say they were together.
Now that the entrance exam was over, he was already able to accept it.
But Du Xun had not said anything like that.
Just as he had said before –
He would always respect Shen Zhuo’s decision.
“What? Did I hear that right, the Commander is pursuing someone??”
“Look at Shen Young Master, that doesn’t look like the behavior of someone being pursued.”
“I’m curious how it will turn out, I’m pursuing an omega too, you know!”
Du Xun deliberately tightened his grip on Shen Zhuo’s hand.
Sure enough, he saw Feng Ming’s expression become increasingly grim.
Behind him, Xu Qing’s expression was one of surprise.
He obviously didn’t know why Feng Ming had asked those questions.
Nor did he know the words Feng Ming had said to Shen Zhuo that day when he intercepted him.
“Anything else?”
Du Xun showed an attitude of not wanting to entertain this.
Just as Feng Ming was about to speak,
“I don’t think there is any relationship between us anymore, and I don’t need to answer your questions either.”
Shen Zhuo spoke before Feng Ming, his tone cold:
“Second Prince, farewell.”
Shen Zhuo pulled Du Xun’s hand and directly left the banquet hall.
The military entourage followed them out.
An eerie silence fell over the banquet hall.
“Has Shen Young Master accepted the Commander’s pursuit?”
Commotion spread through the crowd.
“No, I feel like Shen Young Master just didn’t want to talk to the Second Prince.”
“Just now all those alphas were crowding around Shen Young Master, he must have wanted to leave early, not necessarily because of the Commander.”
The alphas made excuses.
If Shen Zhuo really agreed to be with Du Xun,
Then all of them would have no chance at all.
Not even the possibility of being a lover.
That was the only S5 omega in the Empire’s history.
It meant that as long as they had a child with him,
Regardless of gender, the chance of reaching the S-tier would be 90%.
No one didn’t want an S5 omega as the mother of their child.
“But… besides the Commander, it seems no one else is worthy of him.”
—
Sitting in the military vehicle, Shen Zhuo finally sighed in relief.
Du Xun amusedly held the young man, letting him adjust to a comfortable position leaning against him.
“Don’t like that kind of occasion?”
Shen Zhuo felt a little tired, nodding with his eyes closed, “Mn.”
“Too many people, all with their own hidden agendas.”
“You must be exhausted, my dear.”
Du Xun lowered his head, kissing the top of the young man’s head.
“You looked so beautiful today, my dear.”
Now Du Xun seemed to especially like calling him “my dear”.
Shen Zhuo curled up the corners of his mouth.
The Commander’s dear…
It sounded rather nice.
“Shall we go home now?”
The car was filled with the thick rosemary aroma, soaking the young man’s entire body and bones in the comforting pheromones.
Du Xun’s eyes sparkled with joyful laughter:
“Yes, let’s go home.”
“I’ll be on vacation for the next month, and I won’t go anywhere until Ares starts school.”
Shen Zhuo opened his eyes lazily, glancing at him.
The thick eyelashes like raven wings, the languid upward gaze, hazy and alluring through the mist of drowsiness.
Not knowing whether he was bewitched by that gaze, Du Xun couldn’t help but lean down.
One hand cupping the young man’s cheek, kissing his lips.
The full, pink lips, the small, plump lip buds.
Just looking at them made one want to hold on and never let go.
In the throes of passion, with just a little force, one could easily break through and invade the crimson, soft interior.
The cool lotus scent gradually exuded a sweet fragrance.
Du Xun could give him a sense of security.
The small omega was as soft as water.
The partition between the front and rear seats blocked the intertwining pheromones from reaching the driver.
“Du Xun, enough…”
The omega’s eyes were reddened from the kissing.
The facade of cold detachment was disrupted.
Lips lush, lashes damp, the exhaled breath warm and damp, tinged with lotus.
Unbearably wanting.
“Not enough.” The man briefly withdrew, then pressed back against him, “I miss you so much.”
【Don’t you miss me too?】
Shen Zhuo liked Du Xun’s touch.
He missed it, very much.
But this was in the car.
And they would be home soon.
“Du Xun… mmh!”
The omega and alpha had a significant size difference.
Being held in the man’s lap, the young man looked like a beautiful, delicate doll, his slim waist easily enveloped by a single hand.
Even the tightly closed partition had a crack.
The violent intertwining of pheromones made the driver tremble.
The last ten minutes of the journey home took half an hour to complete.
In the end, when Shen Zhuo got out of the car, his lips were swollen.
Of course, the unbridled consequences in the car were –
An, seeing the busy figure of the man in the spacious kitchen, cleared his throat.
Wanting to laugh, but had to hold it in.
“Master, shall the master prepare dinner tonight?”
Shen Zhuo pressed the ice cream stick against his lips to soothe the pain, sitting in the soft leather chair An had prepared for him.
“Is Du Xun born in the year of the dog?”
He had already eaten two ice cream cones, and it still hurt a bit.
An had known why the master would be asked to cook dinner the moment he saw the young master enter the manor.
Finally, the butler openly laughed without any politeness.
“If we go by the zodiac, then yes.”
The young man narrowed his eyes, “No wonder.”
Shen Zhuo returned to the manor and immediately changed into pajamas.
The formal dress was beautiful, but wearing it for a long time was ultimately less comfortable than pajamas.
Sure enough, in the wardrobe, he saw another set of strawberry-printed pajamas.
The design was a bit different.
This set was even cuter.
It was pink.
So the dazzling S5 omega who had shone brilliantly at the Palace Dance Celebration that morning,
In the evening, wore the pink strawberry-printed pajamas, stepping in fluffy rabbit slippers, wandering around the manor.
Du Xun stood at the cutting board, meticulously slicing the meat strips.
He glanced back at the young man sitting there leisurely.
Shen Zhuo raised an eyebrow.
“Don’t get distracted, Commander.” The young man tilted his chin slightly, “There’s still an hour until dinner.”
Indeed, his omega was so cute.
No matter what he did, he was adorable.
“But with the wife here, I find it very hard to focus.”
Du Xun’s tone held a hint of pout.
“Shall I leave then?”
“No need.” Du Xun immediately refused, quickening his pace, “It’ll be done soon.”
Shen Zhuo thought for a moment, finishing the last bite of the ice cream.
Pushing up his sleeve.
“Then let me help make one dish.”
Du Xun was surprised, “Can the wife cook?”
The young man confidently said, “I can do one dish.”
Although the omegas in the Shen family had almost no cooking skills, Jiang Yuening’s stir-fried cucumber and eggs was quite good.
That was the only thing he knew.
Shen Zhuo felt he had watched Jiang Yuening do it for over a decade.
Although it was his first time, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Fifteen minutes later.
Shen Zhuo stared at the black, sludgy substance in the pan, like a dark matter culinary disaster.
His already pursed lips pursed even tighter.
How was it so different from what he had imagined?
But wasn’t this how his dad did it?
“The wife’s dish is very well-made.”
Du Xun carefully examined the black mass in the bowl:
“What is this dish called?”
Next to him, An’s mouth was twitching uncontrollably, almost on the verge of internal injury.
Shen Zhuo cleared his throat.
“Stir-fried cucumber and eggs…”
Du Xun’s eyes and brows were filled with laughter, leaning down to kiss Shen Zhuo’s forehead.
“wife, this is your first time cooking, you already have such talent. Let me take over from here.”
While Du Xun was cleaning up the mess, Shen Zhuo immediately sent a message to Jiang Yuening.
【Dad, is the cucumber added before the eggs or the eggs before the cucumber?】
A few seconds later, a message popped up on his phone.
It was a picture.
【How did you know I made stir-fried cucumber and eggs today, darling?】
In the photo, Shen Ruoyin was giving a big thumbs up, a large chopstick of eggs in his mouth.
【Darling, are you cooking for that guy?】
【Hmph, your dad hasn’t even eaten it, he’s getting it for free.】
The last sentence was definitely Shen Ruoyin’s.
【Dad, just answer my question.】
Shen Zhuo glanced at An, who was scrubbing the pan.
The pan was almost about to break through.
【Add the oil first, dear.】
Shen Zhuo: “……”
Shen Zhuo: “………..”
Shen Zhuo took a photo of the remaining dark matter and sent it to Shen Ruoyin.
【Eat up.】
Shen Ruoyin sent back a question mark.
【What is this? Stir-fried cucumber and eggs… a corpse?】
In the end, Du Xun did not let Shen Zhuo get near again, quickly taking over all the work himself.
After An tossed the pot out, he came back and stood behind Shen Zhuo, speaking softly:
“The master’s first time cooking was even worse, would the wife like to hear about it?”
Shen Zhuo turned his head, he knew An was comforting him, but he was also curious.
In his impression, Du Xun should never have messed up anything.
“The first time the master cooked, he poured hot boiling water into the heated oil.”
An recalled that time, when he was just a 15-year-old youth, and Du Xun was only 18 years old.
“Back then, the manor had only been built for a little over a year, all the layouts you see in this kitchen were rebuilt later.”
Shen Zhuo was somewhat surprised.
He was not surprised that Du Xun had once caused the kitchen to explode.
But that An had been by Du Xun’s side so early.
An had said before that they all learned to work according to his preferences after arriving at the manor.
How did Du Xun know 7 years ago that he would come here in the future?
Or perhaps…
Even if he didn’t marry Du Xun, this manor was already existing for him.
7 years of waiting.
It must have been hard for Du Xun, right?
But –
“Back then I was still a minor, you…”
Shen Zhuo thought for a moment, finally saying, “How come you were waiting for me so early?”
Du Xun was now very good at cooking.
A full table of dishes, with just the two of them sitting across from each other.
An and the other servants had all left, giving the two of them a private world.
“Did An tell you about that?”
Du Xun picked up a pair of chopsticks and placed a piece of sweet and sour pork in Shen Zhuo’s bowl.
The young man nodded.
“I’ve wanted you to be my wife for a very, very long time.”
Du Xun’s voice was very calm.
Calm as if he was recounting someone else’s story.
“You have been the one supporting me to get to where I am today.”
The man looked at him, and the gray-blue eyes seemed to hold stars.
That gaze, as icy and snowy, was now softened, as if it might shatter at any moment.
An illusion.
He must have seen it wrong.
“When was… that?”
Shen Zhuo heard his own voice tremble, almost imperceptibly.
Du Xun ladled a bowl of fish soup, painstakingly picking out all the bones from the fish meat before placing the bowl in front of Shen Zhuo.
“It was when you first followed your master to the military base.”
“You got lost at the base and encountered me, do you remember? You were around 8 years old then.”
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