Chapter 27 Just You, Only You / Du Xun's Confession
If it weren't for the concern about the wounds all over Shen Zhuo's body,
He would probably have to spend those seven days only in bed.
But even with Du Xun taking care of him, he still couldn't rest easy.
Shen Zhuo still ended up waking up the next day,
His body felt like it had fallen apart.
"Jealous one."
Shen Zhuo irritatedly bit down on the arm embracing him.
But it wasn't that hard.
Shen Zhuo didn't dare to.
Yesterday, just for mentioning another alpha,
His body still felt like it had an illusion.
Du Xun's jealousy afterward was too indulgent, his lower abdomen aching.
"You're awake?"
The alpha opened his eyes, holding the little one tighter.
The concentration of pheromones already enveloping the young man had increased further.
The entire room was filled with the scent of rosemary.
Shen Zhuo squinted his eyes.
It was really, so comfortable.
Every cell felt like it was soaked in a hot spring.
The bone-piercing pleasure was even somewhat addictive.
"Won't too much pheromones make me weak?"
Shen Zhuo assured himself, he was truly just asking.
Without any other intentions.
But the man immediately stiffened.
The next second, he flipped over, looming over him.
"Weak? Didn't you know that yesterday?"
Du Xun hovered above him, a hint of a smile on his lips.
Shen Zhuo immediately pushed at the man's chest with both hands.
"I know that."
Seeing he couldn't push the man away, Shen Zhuo tried a different approach.
He wrapped his arms around the man's neck, speaking softly:
"I'm hungry..."
Du Xun's grey-blue eyes looked at him indifferently.
After a while, the shadow dissipated.
Shen Zhuo only managed to catch a glimpse of what seemed to be the commander's reddening ear.
Actually, Shen Zhuo had a little knot in his heart.
Although they were very compatible in that aspect, it was ultimately just the effect of the perfectly matched pheromones.
Yesterday's heat made him crave the rosemary.
And it was also because of the heat that he had been so uninhibited.
But he didn't know if, aside from the pheromones, he truly liked Du Xun.
Likewise, he didn't know if Du Xun truly liked him.
"Commander Du Xun."
The young man sat up from the bedcovers, the blanket piling up at his waist.
Du Xun's steps paused.
He turned back, seeing those black eyes that had been tear-glazed and shattered the night before, now clear and directly meeting his gaze.
"I have a question I want to ask."
For no reason, Du Xun's heart was in turmoil.
That fear resurfaced.
Du Xun went through the worst possibilities in his mind, then calmed down.
"...Go ahead."
Shen Zhuo tilted his head, not knowing why Du Xun had suddenly become so serious.
"I... just want to ask, do you really like me? Or is it just my pheromones."
Shen Zhuo had always been the direct type.
Beating around the bush, indirect avoidance, that wasn't his style.
Like or disdain, he expressed it in the most straightforward way.
He had thought Du Xun would hesitate or think for a while.
But to his surprise, the commander responded quickly.
With just one word.
"You."
"When?" Shen Zhuo didn't quite dare to believe it.
They hardly had any previous interactions.
Although... for some reason, he also had an inexplicable familiarity towards this alpha.
Whether it was the pheromones, the feelings during the *ing, or this person himself.
But where did this feeling come from?
He was certain they had barely met before.
How could there be talk of liking?
"A very long time ago."
Du Xun sighed slowly, seeming somewhat dejected.
"You don't remember."
Shen Zhuo frowned, racking his memories from both lifetimes.
He was certain the number of times he had met Du Xun could be counted on one hand.
"I don't remember..."
"What would you like for breakfast? I have a meeting to attend, I won't be back until noon."
Du Xun quickly interrupted him.
"..." Shen Zhuo tried to use his ability to hear Du Xun's thoughts, but the intense bonding had made his abilities very unstable now.
Sometimes, he could hear without intending to.
But now, when he wanted to use it, he couldn't hear anything.
"Let's have porridge."
He saw the fleeting sadness in Du Xun's eyes before it returned to normal, suddenly feeling rather unpleasant.
It was as if he was a scumbag omega.
After toying with someone and discarding them, he even forgot.
"Don't think too much, you can sleep some more."
Du Xun finally sighed.
He walked over, gently stroking the young man's head.
"Whether you remember or not, just know that I don't like you for your pheromones, nor am I limited by our compatibility."
The man's deep voice was serious:
"Shen Zhuo, it's just you, only you."
The young man looked up blankly, hastily averting his gaze when their eyes met.
His heartbeat quickened a little.
"I'm sorry... I still don't know if I like—"
"It's okay."
Du Xun interrupted him again.
As if he truly didn't want to hear those words from the young man.
The alpha lowered his head, kissing Shen Zhuo's brow reverently, like a worshipping devotee.
"Just play by yourself for a while, wait for me to come back, alright?"
Du Xun closed the door.
Shen Zhuo touched his brow, somewhat dazed.
He had heard it.
Heard Du Xun's last thought.
He said, [No matter how long, no matter how many times.]
He said, [I will wait for you to love me.]
Given Du Xun's personality, he wouldn't lie to him.
Nor would he have any reason to.
Shen Zhuo rested for about ten minutes, then slowly got up to wash up.
Only to find the toothpaste had already been squeezed, the toothbrush placed in the cup, and the towel neatly folded on the counter.
This was the first time he felt truly loved by his husband.
Shen Zhuo looked in the mirror, surprised to find himself smiling so happily.
He hadn't been this happy in a long time.
In the previous life...
Forget it.
Those unpleasant memories.
Never want to recall them again.
They should be thrown into the trash can together with that scumbag.
Originally, Shen Zhuo's label for Du Xun was "only suitable for marriage," but now, he suddenly wanted to change it.
Perhaps he could try to like again.
Like the right person.
——
The breakfast was truly lavish.
Shen Zhuo ate under the air conditioning, turning on the TV.
The first news was about yesterday's events.
"Yeah, if it weren't for him, we'd all be dead."
Looking at the background, the reporters seemed to be just downstairs, not far away.
The one being interviewed was likely one of the candidates who hadn't been injured yesterday.
They were still shuddering instinctively when mentioning the insects.
"I thought we were all going to die, but the Divine Oracle activated just like that!"
"If it weren't for you, we definitely wouldn't have survived, we owe you so much."
The interviewee became emotional, respectfully bowing to the approaching person.
The camera shifted to the newcomer.
Shen Zhuo's previously fine expression suddenly turned cold.
He immediately opened his phone and downloaded "Omniscience" again.
The first entry was also about yesterday's events.
But the content completely contradicted the truth —
#Second Imperial Consort Xun Qing, the Savior#
The TV was playing the newcomer's first sentence, clear and with a smile —
"Hello everyone, I am Xun Qing."
"I was the one who piloted the Divine Oracle yesterday."
Wow. I have no more words
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