Chapter 80: Quality Control
The man looked like a small tiger cub that had been abandoned in the wild and bullied. His face was full of self-loathing and grievance. He wiped the tears from his eyes, his hoarse voice thick with restrained sobs. “I didn’t want to be a defective product either… I wanted to be a normal S-class Sentinel and stay by your side forever.”
“Xie Qiang, I’m dying. Even if I leave a permanent mark on you, it will disappear once I die. Can’t you just let me have one bite?”
He pleaded humbly, his hot tears landing on Xie Qiang’s face. He couldn’t stop the sorrow and pleading in his eyes. “I don’t want to be an unwanted Sentinel and die a pathetic death.”
He looked so heart-wrenching that Xie Qiang stopped resisting. Her lips moved. “Who said you’re dying?”
“I can feel it.” Sen Ji rested his forehead lightly against her shoulder, his tears soaking into her white coat. “Sentinels can perceive the changes in their bodies as they approach death.”
He wasn’t lying. The original novel also had this setting.
Xie Qiang knew she couldn’t stall any longer. Listening to the man’s restrained, humble crying, she bit her lip and finally gave in to his request. “Then be gentle.”
I’ll let him make the permanent mark first…
“Really?”
The man lifted his head slightly, his eyes as wet as a small animal’s. “You won’t regret it?”
Xie Qiang sprawled on the bed and sighed. “Just don’t you regret it.”
It was just a bite, after all. On the contrary, Xie Qiang was worried that once Sen Ji regained all his memories, he would resent her for using a permanent mark to trap his freedom and taking his purity while his memories were muddled.
Just thinking about it made her want to cover her face; her head was starting to hurt.
Seeing her cover her face in resistance, Sen Ji’s body trembled. He was saddened by her reluctant compromise, yet relieved that she was willing to compromise at all.
“I’ll be gentle.”
He gently touched the girl’s swollen lips, while his other hand slowly searched for a place for the permanent mark.
He was quite sensible. He would find a place that wouldn’t hurt her and couldn’t be seen…
That way, she wouldn’t despise him.
He bypassed all the delicate and visible spots. At the thought that someone else might leave a mark here in the future, his heart grew sour. He suppressed his jealousy and gently turned the girl over.
His cold fingertips traced down her spine, bringing a surge of electricity-like tingles. Xie Qiang couldn’t help but shiver, biting her lip.
She couldn’t help but ask, “Have you chosen a spot?”
“Mm…”
Xie Qiang felt a slight sting on her back.
His movements were very gentle, somewhere between a bite and a lick. When he pulled away, a medium-sized tooth mark had been left on the girl’s white back.
It wasn’t deep, nor was it visible—just like his presence.
He gently stroked the tooth mark, a sense of satisfied fulfillment finally rising in his heart. He kissed the girl’s back and whispered, “Now, you can completely dominate me.”
The moment the mark was formed, an intense surge of desire rose inexplicably in Xie Qiang’s heart.
As a natural reaction of the body, a Guide would feel an extremely strong possessiveness toward their own Sentinel. It was as if he had become her private property, under her total control.
She turned around to look at Sen Ji. He was gazing at her with a soft, devout look, as if he viewed her as the only master he could trust and follow in the world. It made Xie Qiang’s heart tremble.
She suppressed the urgent sense of control in her consciousness and tried to say, “I won’t dominate you. We’ll just maintain our previous relationship.”
“But I don’t want to.”
Sen Ji took her hand and pressed it gently against his cheek, his smile bitter yet full of longing. “I want you to dominate me ruthlessly. I want to feel that I am needed. I’m not an unwanted Sentinel.”
He desperately wanted her to have him.
A flicker of pity appeared in Xie Qiang’s eyes. She could understand how much Sen Ji—who had always been met with cold eyes and discrimination—hoped to be recognized and liked. That was why he had been so concerned about her reputation and merits before, refusing to let her be a fool who did all the work without any reward. He didn’t want her to suffer the same fate as him.
Deep down, he was such a gentle person.
“I understand.”
Xie Qiang reached out to wipe the tears from Sen Ji’s face, revealing a smile of indulgent pity. “From now on, you are my Sentinel.”
She would make sure he returned to the Capital in glory. She would make all those noble ministers who once looked down on him and abandoned him become lapdogs who had no choice but to bow and flatter him.
He deserved a brilliant and beautiful life.
The girl hooked her arms around Sen Ji’s neck and spoke with bright, determined eyes, “Then let me do a ‘Quality Control’ test!”
After saying that, she couldn’t help but blush.
Being her first time teasing someone, she truly lacked experience. She shifted her gaze slightly and cleared her throat. “As I said before—be gentle.”
The sweet, fruit-syrup-like Guide pheromones spread through the air in an ambiguous haze. Sen Ji stared blankly at the blushing girl, unable to restrain his emotions any longer. He ran his fingers through her hair, cupped her face, and kissed her deeply.
How could he be gentle?
He wished he could fuse himself into her.
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When Xie Qiang woke up, she felt like a piece of dried fish that had been hollowed out.
Last night, Sen Ji acted as if he could never get enough. He didn’t give her a single chance to rest, only slowing down when she cried from exhaustion.
But the results of the “Quality Control” were very satisfying… cough, the flavor was excellent.
Xie Qiang pinched the corner of the duvet. She didn’t open her eyes but tentatively reached out to feel the space beside her.
When her hand met only cold sheets, her lips thinned.
So, he immediately regretted it after regaining his memories?
Xie Qiang scratched her cheek and opened her eyes, letting out a slightly awkward laugh. “Well, at least he didn’t wake me up violently and demand to know why I took advantage of his situation.”
She pulled back the covers, preparing to find some food to replenish her energy. But as soon as she moved her waist, a wave of soreness flooded her limbs, making her gasp. “Sss—”
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…
The aftereffects were way too strong!
Muttering to herself, Xie Qiang rolled off the bed like a loaf of bread. She propped herself up by the bedside and slowly straightened her back, picking up the white coat that had been thrown onto a chair.
As she reached for it, she couldn’t help but look at her arm.
Last night, Sen Ji had wanted to leave marks on other parts of her body countless times. But for some reason, they had all ended up on her back where she couldn’t see them.
Xie Qiang couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of such behavior.
After putting on her white coat, she combed her messy hair in the bathroom before pushing the door open and leaving Sen Ji’s room.
Shortly after she left.
A Sentinel arrived, carrying a meal box. He hurried to Sen Ji’s door and knocked. “Your Highness! Are you awake? Commander Sen Ji has gone to a meeting and sent me to bring you food.”
The room was silent, with no response. The Sentinel scratched his head. “I guess she’s not awake yet.”
the Commander had said that if the Princess wasn’t awake, he should wait nearby. If the food got cold while waiting, he should go and get a fresh portion.
The Sentinel did as he was told and walked a short distance away, looking at Sen Ji’s lounge with curiosity.
But why is the Imperial Princess in the Commander’s room?
Could it be… they spent the night together?!
Oh my goodness, this is absolute explosive news! The Sentinel, feeling like he had just realized something major, immediately opened his optical computer and sent a message to the Sentinel discussion group he had created.
[Shocking! Princess stays overnight in Commander’s room! Is it the overbearing Princess’s forced love, or the broken War God offering himself up?]
T/n: I really love this novel, hahaha. So cute. So lovable. So funny~ hahahahhahaha
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