Chapter 44: Xie Qiang, You Scum Woman!
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Qiang realized something. Her nose soured instantly, and her voice took on a crying tone.
“Did you still not escape the power of the plot? If I had known, I should have accompanied you here! I was careless, thinking since you were purified back then, you would be fine later…”
Power of the plot… what is that?
Compared to this irrelevant question, what confused Sen Ji more was Xie Qiangās reaction.
Didn’t she hate him very much and have no feelings for him? Wasn’t purifying him just compensation out of guilt?
Why is she so sad hearing that he died?
Listening to the girl’s sobbing, tears sliding down her cheeks and hitting the metal plates of his command uniform with soft sounds, Sen Ji felt as if something had dripped into his heart too, causing ripples that couldn’t be calmed.
Inevitably, memories resurfaced: Xie Qiang holding his hand tightly to purify him, Xie Qiang walking through low-level Sentinels to back him up, Xie Qiang inviting him to stay the night with shy timidity…
Even without opening his eyes, Sen Ji could almost imagine her sadness over his death.
He used to think if he died, probably no one would be sad for him.
After all, he was just a defective product. Early death was his destined fate. The Empire would only lament his tragic and short destiny, shedding not half a tear for his death.
But now, the person who hated him most actually shed tears for him.
Even though she was scolding angrily and questioning, every trembling syllable conveyed deep sadness and grief.
She really doesn’t want me to die.
Sen Ji was moved. He had to admit, because of this tear, he was almost ready to forgive her.
He even self-deprecatingly wanted to get close to her, understand her, explore her.
Just as Sen Ji planned to open his eyes, he heard Xie Qiang stop crying. Her slightly hoarse voice sounded, “No, not right. An SSS-class Sentinel’s physique is so powerful; maybe he can still be saved!”
She rolled up her sleeves, reaching out to unbutton Sen Jiās collar, shouting while doing so, “Mo Yin! Come in and help! Put him flat on the ground; I need to do CPR and artificial respiration on him!”
Her speed in unbuttoning was fast. Her small hands slid down the lapel to his abdomen. Even through the commander uniform, Sen Ji felt ticklish.
He finally opened his eyes, raising his hand to hold the small hands trying to undo his belt. “Xie Qiang, I’m not dead. You were tricked by Cang Jiu.”
The small person in his arms paused slightly.
After a long time, she lowered her head, withdrew her hands, took a step back, and then, like a kitten that accidentally knocked over a water cup fleeing the scene, ran out of the command room quickly.
Ahhhhhhhā
Damn Cang Jiu!
She won’t let him off!
“Pfft.”
A light chuckle echoed in the command room. The blond Sentinel’s emerald tiger eyes rippled with clear laughter, wrapped in the unique doting sense of a mature man. “Why run?”
She actually gets shy too?
Glancing at the screen to confirm the Zerg had retreated to rest, Sen Ji stood up and said to Mo Yin, who turned to leave, “Let’s go together.”
The man walked beside Mo Yin. Catching a glimpse of something in his peripheral vision, he was slightly stunned.
“On your face…”
The black-clad youth turned his head at the sound. Sen Ji saw it more clearly. It was a temporary mark, exactly the same as the tooth mark on Hong Queās face.
Mo Yin raised a finger to point at the tooth mark on his face. “Pretty.”
You don’t have one.
Pitiful.
Unknown why, Sen Ji read this meaning from Mo Yinās expressionless face.
His fingertips trembled slightly, finally understanding something. “So, the one who marked you is Xie Qiang?”
Mo Yin didn’t speak, turning back to continue walking toward Xie Qiang.
This attitude undoubtedly defaulted to his words. Sen Ji felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
It should be that when Hong Que was injured, the pain was shared with Mo Yin. He was protecting Xie Qiang closely; it was hard for Xie Qiang not to notice something wrong, so she purified Mo Yin.
Just…
Fists clenching unconsciously, Sen Ji looked away, seemingly asking casually, “You and Hong Que entered binding heat? She probably marked you directly, right?”
The black-clad youth walking in front paused slightly, then actually sped up his walking pace.
This subtle reaction made Sen Ji instantly sense something wrong. He grabbed Mo Yinās back collar abruptly, pinning him heavily against the wall.
“You two… did it?”
Sen Jiās voice was hoarse, disbelief floating on his face.
Mo Yin couldn’t break free, so he nodded. “Mm.”
“Hong Que knows too?” Sen Jiās heart sank, continuing to press.
Mo Yin nodded again.
Sen Ji gritted his teeth, feeling irritable in his heart, yet not knowing the cause of this irritability. Seeing Mo Yin keep glancing in Xie Qiangās direction, he let go, saying coldly, “He didn’t say anything?”
Mo Yin thought of the long paragraph his brother replied with and couldn’t help finding it troublesome, so he perfunctorily popped out one word (in Chinese, two characters). “Likes.”
Sen Ji stiffened. “What?”
Mo Yin repeated with rare patience, “He said, likes.”
Sen Ji laughed out of anger, again not knowing why he was angry-laughing. He let go of Mo Yin, scoffing lightly. “True, they are childhood friends after all.”
Guides resolving Sentinels’ binding heat is a perfectly normal thing. Even if he is Xie Qiangās fiancĆ©, he can’t control her freedom in this regard.
He absolutely cannot ask Xie Qiang boring questions.
Sen Ji strode to chase Xie Qiang. Seeing she wanted to run upon seeing him, he reached out directly to hold her shoulder.
“Xie Qiang.”
Xie Qiangās shoulder trembled. She turned back, pretending to be calm. “What a coincidence, Commander Sen.”
“Mm…” Sen Ji looked down at the girl, his voice calm. “Why did you suddenly come to the battlefield?”
“Ah, Hong Que called me here.”
He called you, and you came?
Questioning words almost blurted out, stopped firmly by Sen Ji between his lips. His gaze swept over the wound on the girl’s lip, obviously bitten by a beast’s tooth. His jaw clenched unconsciously.
“Mo Yin bit it?” He regretted it as soon as he spoke.
Will she think I’m overstepping?
Xie Qiang took a moment to realize what Sen Ji asked. Her face turned explosive red instantly. “You, do you know how to make conversation!”
Who asks a girl such a question directly!
But she soon realized the man in front of her seemed to be her fiancƩ.
Wait?
Xie Qiang stopped, the expression on her small face cracking bit by bit.
So her fiancĆ© not only saw the temporary mark she bit on Mo Yinās face but also discovered she and Mo Yin kissed “intensely”?!
While she was thunderstruck, she saw Hong Que in the distance, sporting an extremely obvious tooth mark on his face, striding over and roaring with a loud voice, “Xie Qiang! You scum womanā”
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