Chapter 98: What Does the Bad Alpha Want to Do in the Office!
“I want to join the campaign,” Shen Zhuo said the moment he opened the door.
Du Xun was in the middle of issuing documents and various command deployments. Without even lifting his head, he refused, “No.”
“You haven’t graduated yet, and you don’t meet the requirements to participate in the campaign.”
“Moreover, this campaign has reached a Level 3 scale, facing one hundred thousand Zergs. It’s still too dangerous for you.”
Du Xun had always taken war and official business seriously.
Even for Shen Zhuo, he would not make an exception.
Shen Zhuo stood before Du Xun’s desk and reiterated, “Then I’ll be in logistics.”
In his previous life, he didn’t know who had tampered with this war.
That was why Shen Xuyin and Jiang Yuening…
Although in this life Feng Ming and Xun Qing no longer held any power, he couldn’t be certain that the tragedy of the previous life wouldn’t happen again.
“Someone will tamper with this war. I don’t know who it is, nor do I know what method they will use, but…”
The young man placed both hands on Du Xun’s desk.
The man in the military uniform was upright and solemn, his gaze calm.
The moment Shen Zhuo met Du Xun’s eyes, his lips parted slightly.
The words that followed were suddenly stuck in his throat.
Du Xun’s look wasn’t one of confusion, nor was it suspicion.
It was a look of understanding and calmness, as if he had anticipated this long ago.
“You… knew all along?”
Du Xun poured a glass of water for Shen Zhuo and placed it in front of the boy.
“The reason Teacher is needed for this battle is that there is a Royal Guard detachment involved.”
“Only with Teacher present can they be suppressed.”
Du Xun took the boy’s hand, his thumb rubbing the back of it a few times.
“Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything. I won’t let anything happen to Teacher and his wife.”
Du Xun’s attitude was always reassuringly composed.
But at an angle Shen Zhuo couldn’t see, he gently stroked the necklace with the Epiphyllum pheromones around his neck.
A hidden emotion flashed through his slightly lowered eyes.
Faced with Du Xun saying everything was arranged, Shen Zhuo couldn’t help but overthink.
Did Du Xun want to shoulder everything alone again?
Or perhaps…
Shen Zhuo flipped his hand and pressed down on Du Xun’s palm.
He stood up, grabbed Du Xun’s tie, and pulled the man towards him.
The boy leaned low, and Du Xun was pulled forward.
The Alpha only needed to raise his head to kiss the boy’s lips.
“As your lawful wife, I have the right to know what you plan to do, Du Xun.”
The light in Du Xun’s half-lidded eyes flickered.
Just as the man was about to speak, a knock sounded at the door.
A civilian staff member coming to report had seen the two people in the room through the glass door.
Knocking seemed wrong, but not knocking also seemed wrong.
After waiting for a few minutes, he realized the Boss and his wife seemed to be on the verge of an argument.
So he hurriedly knocked.
Shen Zhuo released Du Xun, swept a glance at the door, took the glass of water, and walked to the sofa to sit down.
He turned his head to look out the window and took a sip of water.
He had no intention of leaving, nor did he intend to interfere.
Du Xun asked the staff member, “What is it?”
“The Research Institute says the Humanoid Zergs on the beach resemble humans even more than before, indicating that evolution is continuing.”
The man swallowed, looked at Du Xun, then at Shen Zhuo.
Standing in the office now, he felt like a blinding lightbulb.
The atmosphere around him was a bit oppressive.
A quarrel…?
So scary!
What’s wrong with the Boss!
He finally found such a beautiful wife at his age, yet he doesn’t cherish him!
“Understood.” Du Xun waved his hand. “Have the Research Institute compile the data and send it to me.”
“Yes.”
The man silently categorized Du Xun into the “doesn’t treat his wife well” category in his heart.
Before leaving, he braved the storm to offer a piece of advice:
“Boss.”
“Something else?”
“Communicate more, communicate more. Being angry is bad for the body.”
Du Xun raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Zhuo.
The boy held the teacup, acting as if he hadn’t heard a thing.
He nodded to the man: “Got it.”
When only the two of them remained in the office.
Du Xun stood up and walked towards Shen Zhuo.
The boy was obviously still a bit angry. Noticing the sofa beside him dip, he immediately turned his body away.
“Madam.”
Shen Zhuo: “…”
Du Xun softened his voice: “Wife…”
“Can I have a kiss?”
Shen Zhuo: “Hmph.”
Du Xun gently pressed the boy’s shoulder.
When Shen Zhuo turned his head, Du Xun immediately cupped his face.
He lowered his head and planted a firm kiss on the boy’s lips.
“Just one kiss?”
Shen Zhuo immediately pushed at his chest with both hands:
“You’re done kissing!”
Du Xun leaned in very close, the tip of his nose rubbing against the Omega’s cheek, whispering softly:
“One kiss isn’t enough.”
Saying this, he ignored whatever the boy wanted to say, pinched his waist, and kissed him deeply.
How to coax a wife when he’s angry?
If one kiss doesn’t work, kiss a few more times.
If that still doesn’t work… then do it.
So, when Du Xun unbuttoned the second button of his shirt, Shen Zhuo finally pushed him away, his voice ending with a slight pant:
“Alright… I’m not angry anymore, Du Xun!”
This is the office!
What is this bad Alpha thinking!
Du Xun lowered his head, half-closing his eyes, and let out a light chuckle.
He hadn’t intended to actually indulge in daytime lust in the office.
It was just that the way his Omega looked with red-rimmed eyes…
It was simply too beautiful.
“Wife, trust me.”
Du Xun held the boy in his arms, a dark shadow passing through his gray-blue eyes: “I will arrange everything.”
Du Xun gazed at him, incredibly serious:
“Only you—I hope you can trust me.”
Shen Zhuo could hear the implication in Du Xun’s words—
He was asking him not to participate.
Shen Zhuo closed his eyes, smelling the Rosemary scent lingering at the tip of his nose.
His heartbeat finally slowed to normal.
Concern leads to chaos.
He knew that.
He shouldn’t be so irrational.
Perhaps Du Xun really did have a plan that required an outsider as a guarantee.
In that case, he should trust his Alpha one hundred percent.
After a long while, Shen Zhuo looked up and kissed the Alpha’s nose.
He sighed softly in compromise: “…Okay.”
The campaign troops set out a week later.
It happened to be the day of the auction.
Shen Zhuo actually hadn’t told Du Xun about the auction.
He was afraid Du Xun would worry.
It wasn’t until this kind of thing actually happened to him that Shen Zhuo could truly understand the feeling of Du Xun hiding things from him.
Watching Shen Xuyin and Jiang Yuening leave the military headquarters and embark on the road to the war zone.
Du Xun held Shen Zhuo’s waist and promised him softly:
“Wait for us to come back.”
Shen Zhuo had read some novels and watched TV dramas; he immediately covered Du Xun’s mouth.
“Don’t say things like that.”
Du Xun blinked: “?”
The boy glared at him: “Usually, people who say that don’t come back. Spit it out,呸呸呸.”
Du Xun nodded amusingly, mimicking Shen Zhuo:
“Pah, pah, pah.”
Shen Zhuo finally breathed a sigh of relief, taking Du Xun’s hand and kneading his fingers one by one.
“You’re commanding this time; it shouldn’t take too long, right?”
Du Xun held the boy’s hand back and placed it over his heart.
Shen Zhuo’s palm felt the Alpha’s powerful, steady beat.
“Fastest a week, slowest a month.”
Du Xun pressed Shen Zhuo’s hand down, leaning over to place a gentle kiss on the boy’s forehead.
“Wait for me to come home.”
When the man’s lips pulled away, Shen Zhuo actively hooked his arms around him.
The tip of his tongue pried open his lips, and the scent of Epiphyllum invaded in an instant.
Turning, chasing, entangling.
“You’re not allowed to break your promise this time.”
Shen Zhuo knew his eyes must be a mess of red right now.
Du Xun held the boy’s waist with one hand and supported the back of his head with the other.
Lingering and doting, like a warm spring current.
Infinitely gentle.
“I won’t break my promise.”
Shen Zhuo felt a sticky pain in his throat, and his voice was hoarse when he spoke again: “Du Xun.”
Du Xun: “I’m here.”
Shen Zhuo: “…I love you.”
Du Xun paused, then closed his eyes and pulled him into his arms.
Devout as a prayer before God:
“I love you.”
.
Du Xun would be conducting strategic command from the rear command center of the war zone.
Therefore, he was not at the General Command.
Shen Zhuo went to Ares as usual every day, studying and taking assessments step by step, still firmly holding first place.
He would also find time to learn some finance from Liang Yeta.
However, after everything was over.
He would go to Du Xun’s office.
Lying on the bed in the small room behind Du Xun’s office.
Wrapped in the quilt, absorbing the little bit of residual pheromones.
Very faint.
But reassuring.
Shen Zhuo buried his head in the quilt.
What to do?
They had only been apart for six days…
Why did he miss him so much?
The phone by the pillow vibrated.
Fearful of disturbing Du Xun these past few days, Shen Zhuo had never taken the initiative to send him messages.
He had been waiting for Du Xun’s reports a few times a day.
Only then would he hold his phone, reading those few short lines of text over and over again.
Imagining the Alpha saying these words himself.
Feeling the phone vibrate, Shen Zhuo checked it immediately.
Sure enough, it was a message from Du Xun.
[My Alpha: Have you eaten? The meeting ran late today, I’m just eating now. The cafeteria here is really terrible.]
Shen Zhuo typed with curled lips.
[Shen Zhuo: I’ve eaten. Is the cafeteria there worse than my cooking?]
[My Alpha: Probably not (^_^)]
[Shen Zhuo: Hitting you (fist.jpg)]
[My Alpha: But I’m willing to eat what Wife makes. Good or bad, I want to eat it. Cook for me again when I get back, okay?]
[Shen Zhuo: Sure. My cooking has improved during this time.]
[My Alpha: Of course, my Omega is the smartest kid.]
Shen Zhuo chuckled lightly. Before he could type, he saw another sentence from the other side.
[My Alpha: Wife, I miss you.]
Shen Zhuo stared at these words for a long time.
His fingertips trembled slightly as he touched them.
His eyes felt hot.
[Shen Zhuo: I miss you too.]
[Shen Zhuo: So much, so much.]
Shen Zhuo didn’t know what expression the man on the other side had.
But he saw the “Typing…” at the top of the input box appear many times.
It seemed the Alpha felt no answer was good enough.
Finally, Du Xun sent a few lines.
[My Alpha: Full-scale attack begins tomorrow. If we win, I’ll be back very soon.]
[My Alpha: Take good care of yourself, eat on time, sleep early.]
[My Alpha: Don’t be picky with food, eat your greens and eggs, and don’t always go barefoot.]
Shen Zhuo held the phone further away.
Why did these words look a bit like…
A last will.
[Shen Zhuo: Is tomorrow very dangerous?]
Shen Zhuo’s face changed slightly when he didn’t get an answer. He asked again:
[Shen Zhuo: Du Xun, tell me, is tomorrow very dangerous??]
The other end was quiet for a long time.
Before it vibrated once—
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