Chapter 80: Public Display of Affection at the Military Academy
The post exploded with comments.
Shen Zhuo tried clicking on it, but the app crashed.
After trying twice and failing, he simply tossed his phone aside.
The two of them had a casual meal, and no one came to disturb them during that time.
Ai Li, on the other hand, had bombarded him with over sixty messages.
Most of them were just screaming “Ahhhhh.”
Seeing screens full of the same character made Shen Zhuo dizzy.
Amidst Ai Li’s monotonous screams, there was a message from Jiang Yuening:
[Baby, we’re coming back tomorrow, probably arriving in the afternoon. Old Shen and I saw Du Xun’s official announcement. Congratulations! (Spinning Hug)]
Dad is coming back?!
Shen Zhuo’s eyes lit up.
[I’ll bring Du Xun over for dinner tomorrow afternoon.]
[Okay! (Heart) (Kisses)]
Du Xun bent down, pressing against the boy’s neck, blinking slowly:
“Are Teacher and his wife coming back?”
The corners of Shen Zhuo’s lips curled up slightly: “Mn, let’s go home for dinner together tomorrow.”
Shen Zhuo glanced at the time.
It was 12:50.
Less than seven hours left until Du Xun’s susceptibility period ended.
“Wife…” Du Xun hugged him from behind.
…
On the way to the practical weekly test venue, unlike in the morning, Shen Zhuo openly held hands with Du Xun as they walked down the road.
No one dared to look at them.
The path was completely unobstructed, with others scrambling to avoid them.
After entering the venue, Ai Li’s eyes were practically cramping from winking at him.
“What’s wrong?”
“You… holy crap, impressive.” In Ai Li’s eyes, Du Xun’s image had elevated significantly. “Since when is Commander Du so brave?”
Shen Zhuo put on his protective gear, biting the wrist strap to tighten it. Hearing this, he looked up at Ai Li:
“We were surrounded by the News Club during lunch.”
“What?!”
Ai Li, a social butterfly, had scoped out all the clubs in the school on the first day of enrollment.
“I remember Ares’ News Club has always been notorious. If Ares has any blemishes,”
Ai Li tore open a pack of gummy candies, holding the wrapper out to Shen Zhuo, “it definitely has to be the News Club.”
Just as Shen Zhuo was about to take a bite, he was stopped by Du Xun, who had been staring intensely at his wife from behind.
“No.” Du Xun stared at Ai Li, growling possessively in a low voice, “Stay away from him.”
Ai Li froze mid-motion.
Shen Zhuo, however, snatched the candy from Ai Li’s hand with his mouth and shook his head at Ai Li.
“Six or seven hours left.”
“Oh… haha…”
Ai Li laughed dryly, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he immediately took several steps back from Shen Zhuo.
“Not getting close, I won’t get close.”
Only then did Du Xun divert his hostile gaze.
He couldn’t be too far from Du Xun, nor for too long.
Plus, the internal injuries from enduring Du Xun’s attacking pheromones hadn’t fully healed yet, so Shen Zhuo decided to speed things up.
The weekly test was in the form of sparring.
Coincidentally.
Shen Zhuo was paired with Ai Li.
“Can I forfeit?” Ai Li shuddered, feeling the icy gaze on him.
The teacher nearby blew a whistle: “Stop when a point is scored! Don’t hurt your classmate! Ready—”
Ai Li looked miserable: “Zhuo Zhuo…”
Commander Du will definitely kill him, boo hoo!!
“We haven’t practiced in a long time. Let’s start.” Shen Zhuo shot a fierce warning look at Du Xun.
The Alpha, who had been glaring at Ai Li, immediately looked innocent when he turned to see Shen Zhuo.
Becoming aggrieved again.
Ai Li’s voice trembled: “A-are you sure Commander Du won’t get angry?”
Shen Zhuo couldn’t help but chuckle, then his expression turned serious: “Focus.”
The boy was incredibly fast, disappearing from his spot in the blink of an eye.
But Ai Li looked up almost instantly, locking eyes with Shen Zhuo, who had leapt into the air.
The boy’s hair flew up slightly with his movement, his pitch-black eyes remaining calm and focused mid-air.
Ai Li knew Shen Zhuo’s combat patterns too well.
Students trained by the same teacher always had similar silhouettes.
Ai Li put away his playful expression and got serious.
Concentrating his mind, maximizing his ability.
Every minute movement of the boy in the air slowed down repeatedly, captured entirely in his eyes.
Fully immersed, Ai Li possessed an animal-like keenness.
Those eyes shone bright and brilliant, like the azure sky.
He bent his body slightly, lowering his center of gravity and raising his hand to meet Shen Zhuo’s kick.
His body was knocked back a step, but he quickly adjusted his center of gravity to stand firm again.
Before Shen Zhuo’s foot could land, Ai Li grabbed his ankle and pulled backward with the momentum.
But Shen Zhuo was faster, twisting Ai Li’s arm behind his back, rotating his waist, his flexible body forming an arch, flipping them both onto the ground.
The series of movements took no more than two seconds.
The crowd was astounded.
Previously, everyone’s attention had been on Shen Zhuo and Xun Qing.
So few people really knew about Ai Li.
Therefore, it wasn’t until today that they understood.
That was an Omega who could keep up with Shen Zhuo.
A terrifying existence who scored full marks in both the written exam and shooting courses.
Ai Li rolled on the ground after the fall, his slightly long hair scattering, dust clinging to it and obscuring his brow.
Shen Zhuo Zhuo got even better.
Really, so strong.
Shen Zhuo was the kind of existence whose victory was undeniably absolute from just a single move.
His learning ability for combat was terrifying.
Like a monster born for war.
If his eyes hadn’t been able to track Shen Zhuo, he would have been beaten down long ago.
Shen Zhuo landed, propping himself up with one hand to jump back up.
The two exchanged a glance, the same expression appearing in their equally beautiful eyes.
Just as the two prepared to engage again, a whistle blew sharply.
“Stop!”
The teacher raised a flag and waved it once, “Shen Zhuo graded A, Ai Li graded A. This group is finished, next group.”
Ai Li breathed a sigh of relief.
He fished out a rubber band from his pocket and tied his hair up casually again.
Just as he took a step towards Shen Zhuo, he thought of something and glanced nervously at Du Xun.
Sure enough, he saw Du Xun looking at him as if he wanted to eat him alive.
“Shen Zhuo Zhuo, I-I-I’m going back first!”
Ai Li hurriedly skedaddled.
Why is Commander Du even scarier during his susceptibility period than usual!
Daddy!
He wants to go home!!
Watching Ai Li speed-walking into a jog, Shen Zhuo knew the Alpha in front of him was overly scary.
“Head down.” Shen Zhuo looked at Du Xun.
Du Xun obediently bent down, whispering: “Wife?”
He remembered Shen Zhuo telling him not to call him Wife in public.
So his voice was very low.
Shen Zhuo pinched his cheek: “Don’t be so fierce to others.”
Du Xun tilted his head, seeming not to understand.
“Not fierce.” With his cheek pinched, Du Xun’s speech was a bit slurred, “Like Wife, only good to Wife.”
Fine.
Shen Zhuo understood.
This guy meant that he treated everyone else normally, not fierce or emotional.
Just good to his Wife, that’s all.
The students still taking the weekly test around them: …
?!
Wait, this is blatant public display of affection, right!!
Who is this Alpha bending down?!
And who is this Omega smiling helplessly yet happily!
The students looked at each other, faces twitching, unable to utter a single word.
Shen Zhuo finished the weekly test quite early and had An come directly to pick them up.
Sitting in the car, Shen Zhuo could finally open Du Xun’s status update, which was still trending at number one.
[So Many Fish: Woke up startled, saw the Tyrant and the Top Omega together, and they’ve been married for a long time?!]
[Snow Snow Snow Snow: Wait, am I blind or is it the end of the world?!]
[What the Heck: What the heck!! What am I seeing!!]
[Destroy It All: This news feels like my third grandaunt who passed away ten years ago came back to life and told us she just took a nap (praying hands)]
[Naming Is Hard: Huh????]
[Blue Lantern Yellow Scroll: Very good, my ship has sailed! And it sailed a month before I even started shipping them!! Please post some couple dailies, pretty please!]
[Soy Milk Fried Dough Stick: Holy crap, I just realized, could the person opposite Shen Zhuo in that happy post he made earlier be the Commander-in-Chief too?]
[Mom My Eyes: The comment above seems to have hit the truth! I was wondering why Young Master Shen didn’t live in the student dorms, it’s because he has a husband!!]
[First Love Moonlight: Boo hoo hoo no way wah wah wah!! My Young Master Shen!! How could he marry someone else ahhhhh!]
Looking at the trending topics again, he found that the one about *keeping a toy boy had been deleted.
In less than two hours, Du Xun’s post had been reposted over a hundred thousand times, with nearly a million comments.
So this is what an official announcement feels like.
Shen Zhuo had to admit he was in a very good mood right now.
Being able to tell everyone that this Alpha was his.
Seemed like something worth being happy about for a long time.
Du Xun hadn’t slept well these past few days, resting his eyes in the car, only opening them when they returned to the manor.
His first words upon opening his eyes were: “Where’s Wife?”
Shen Zhuo opened the car door for him from the outside: “Right here.”
An, with nothing to do, covered his mouth and cried tears of joy internally:
As long as the Master and Madam are happy, who cares about his life!
“An, I’m taking Du Xun back to the General’s residence tomorrow afternoon.”
Shen Zhuo was already used to someone hanging onto him, “Father and Dad are back.”
An bowed: “Understood, Madam.”
——
The two of them lazily took an afternoon nap, and by the time they woke up, Shen Zhuo was completely paralyzed.
Shen Zhuo lay in the nest, staring at the clock ticking round and round.
Two minutes left.
Du Xun was beside him, hugging him tightly, sniffing at his neck.
Shen Zhuo’s biggest feeling these past few days was that his body no longer belonged to him.
It was too torturous, the susceptibility period.
He had never looked forward to time passing quickly as much as he did now.
The clock ticked.
The hand tightly gripping his waist slowly relaxed.
The clock struck the hour.
A different, gentle kiss landed on his cheek.
That voice filled with regret, self-blame, and heartache sounded.
That familiar steadiness and calm.
Shen Zhuo turned around, sinking into the gray-blue ocean.
“Madam…”
Recalling the past few days, the man’s throat felt dry and painful, thorns wrapping around his chest, his eyes reddening.
“I’m sorry…”
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