SCOM - Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Jiang Hong: "???"
What was that supposed to mean?
Jiang Hong immediately called Zuo Luohuan's comms, but was unsurprisingly hung up on. He shot up to his feet and first sent a message to question them: 【Who are you, and what have you done to Luohuan?】
If something seemed wrong, he was ready to rush out and knock on Zuo Luohuan's door.
【Don't come knocking on my door. He's asleep.】
Jiang Hong: "..."
He recognized all the words, but when put together, why couldn't he understand them?
Jiang Hong boldly replied: 【Is he... Ji Yuezhi?】
Zuo Luohuan: 【Don't forget the information you need to look up.】
Jiang Hong: 【!!! Those people are gone, do you two still need to act?】
Zuo Luohuan: 【We're not acting. Good night, going to sleep.】
And when she said sleep, she meant it. No matter what messages Jiang Hong sent after that, Zuo Luohuan didn't reply.
Jiang Hong collapsed onto his bed, his eyes vacant. How had things developed to this point?
On the other end, Guan Xue and Qian Mao had been talking to Jiang Hong about something important when he hung up. They kept calling back, and Jiang Hong finally answered.
"What's going on over there? Did something happen again?" Guan Xue thought something was wrong.
Jiang Hong's face was blank. "Something major happened..."
Qian Mao and Guan Xue immediately grew tense.
"Just now, Zuo Luohuan said Ji Yuezhi is hers," Jiang Hong said, his eyes wide. "Do you think she's gone mad from holding back her susceptible period?"
"Huh?" Qian Mao's mouth fell open. He hadn't understood the first part, but the last sentence was easy to grasp. "Zuo Luohuan's gone mad from her susceptible period? Are there no inhibitors? If one isn't enough, use a few more. Oh, right, her situation is special."
In contrast, Guan Xue, after a moment of surprise, became calm. "And then what happened?"
Jiang Hong slapped his thigh. "Isn't this a major incident?! Luohuan has always been at odds with Ji Yuezhi!"
Guan Xue recalled their first training session before the military exercise and calmly retorted, "If they don't get along, why would Zuo Luohuan bring Ji Yuezhi along to Xijiang Exile Star for fun?"
"That..." Jiang Hong was stunned. "Well, Ji Yuezhi wanted to come to Xijiang Exile Star to see the underground black market. We couldn't just stop him."
After a moment, Jiang Hong realized something and asked Guan Xue, "Wait, how are you so calm?"
Guan Xue said mysteriously, "I noticed it long ago." Little clues here and there.
"I don't believe you!" Jiang Hong said flatly. "You're in the Capital, we're on Xijiang Exile Star. How could you have noticed it early? The two of them only had a little contact last semester."
"On the first night of our training, Ji Yuezhi was wearing Zuo Luohuan's jacket. You call that 'a little contact'?" Guan Xue shook her head. "At the time, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Now I see it was really true."
Qian Mao, listening dumbfounded on the other end of the comms, finally recalled something unusual and excitedly raised his hand. "I also thought something was off between them before!"
Jiang Hong was still shaking his head. "Impossible, impossible. When did Luohuan get so close to Ji Yuezhi? And they're together? Impossible!"
"Didn't Zuo Luohuan say Ji Yuezhi is hers?" Guan Xue suddenly gave a teasing smile. "And she's in her susceptible period. Did she do something with Ji Yuezhi?"
Jiang Hong: "..." No way. If she did something to Ji Yuezhi, wouldn't Zuo Luohuan be afraid of having her legs broken by Ji Xixiu?
Because of this, Jiang Hong barely slept all night. He didn't dare to rashly knock on Zuo Luohuan's door either. After all, if she was the one who sent the messages, Zuo Luohuan would truly make him pay for it.
Early the next morning, Jiang Hong, sporting dark circles under his eyes, stood in the hotel corridor, staring intently at Zuo Luohuan's door.
"What are you doing?" Luo Shaoyuan saw him like this as soon as she opened her door. She walked over, dragging her luggage, and asked, while letting An Yingjing on her comms see the hotel's surroundings.
Ever since Luo Shaoyuan arrived on Xijiang Exile Star, An Yingjing had been ignoring her. Her calls and messages went unanswered. This morning was the first time An Yingjing had initiated contact. They had chatted in her room for a while, and when Luo Shaoyuan saw it was almost time for breakfast at the restaurant, she prepared to go downstairs. An Yingjing said he wanted to see the surroundings.
Jiang Hong shook his head dejectedly, muttering, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."
"Are you possessed?" Luo Shaoyuan patted his shoulder. "The restaurant is open. We can go get breakfast."
Jiang Hong pushed her hand away. "Leave me alone."
Luo Shaoyuan hesitated, glancing at the elevator in the distance, but ultimately chose to stay. "What happened? Tell me so I can have a laugh... I mean, so I can listen."
An Yingjing glanced at Jiang Hong, then lost interest and looked away, instead examining the corridor behind Luo Shaoyuan.
Jiang Hong grabbed Luo Shaoyuan's hands, his eyes slightly bloodshot. "I just can't figure it out."
"If you can't figure it out, why are you holding someone else's hand?" An Yingjing frowned on the other end of the comms.
Luo Shaoyuan said generously to An Yingjing, "Classmate Jiang might be having some mental issues. It's fine if he holds on for a bit." It wasn't like she couldn't beat Jiang Hong in a fight.
Jiang Hong didn't hear their conversation. He just gripped Luo Shaoyuan's hands tightly, wanting to see the same shock on her face so he wouldn't feel so alone. "Did you know? Last night, Zuo Luohuan told me that Ji Yuezhi is hers. Isn't that outrageous?"
Luo Shaoyuan, distracted by thoughts of what to eat for breakfast, simply agreed, "Outrageous."
Jiang Hong's eyes nearly filled with tears, as if he had found his family. "I think so too. I suspect Zuo Luohuan's brain has been fried because of her susceptible period."
As he spoke, he turned his head and saw the completely unfazed An Yingjing on the comms. The words caught in his throat, replaying the nightmare of seeing Guan Xue's reaction the previous night.
"Why aren't you reacting?" Jiang Hong couldn't help but ask.
"What reaction?" An Yingjing blew on his fingertips. "They've already marked each other. Why are you still so surprised?"
"???" Jiang Hong felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. "What mark?"
Last night it was just a sentence. How did it become 'they've already marked each other' today?
"You stinking Alphas are really something else," An Yingjing vented with personal frustration. "You all look so tough, but you're only good at fighting. Your brains are like mush."
"Not all of us. I'm different," Luo Shaoyuan said confidently beside him.
Heh!
An Yingjing sneered inwardly and didn't bother arguing with Luo Shaoyuan. He looked at Jiang Hong and said, "In the Capital, on the night of the Gashiro sneak attack, didn't Zuo Luohuan take Ji Yuezhi away? The two of them disappeared for several days. Did none of you ever wonder why?"
Jiang Hong fell silent. He remembered that the two of them had indeed been gone for several days during that time.
At the time, he had assumed Zuo Luohuan had just taken the opportunity to go out again. As for why Ji Yuezhi was absent, Jiang Hong hadn't paid much attention.
So... the two of them got together, and even marked each other?
'Click—' A door behind them opened. It was Yan Yan, who had moved in a few days ago. He saw Jiang Hong and Luo Shaoyuan and came over with his luggage to greet them.
"Zuo Luohuan and Ji Yuezhi are together," Jiang Hong suddenly dropped the bombshell, staring at Yan Yan's face, hoping to see the same shocked expression as his own.
Yan Yan thought for a moment, then nodded. "Oh."
Oh? Just 'oh'?!
"Senior Jiang, didn't you see the scent patch on Senior Ji's neck yesterday afternoon?" Yan Yan had only been at the First Military Academy for one semester and wasn't a student who had come up directly from the Capital, so he wasn't particularly clear on the matters between the two. But when he saw Ji Yuezhi wearing a scent patch yesterday afternoon and remembered that Zuo Luohuan was in her susceptible period, he quickly connected the dots. He had been a bit surprised at the time, but now he didn't feel anything special about it.
Jiang Hong: "..."
"What are you all crowding around here for?" Zuo Luohuan opened her door and came out, carrying two suitcases. Ji Yuezhi slowly walked out from behind her.
Jiang Hong remained silent, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them, finally trying to stare at the back of Ji Yuezhi's neck.
"Let's go down," Zuo Luohuan said to the group. As she passed Jiang Hong, she warned in a low voice, "Control your eyes."
Jiang Hong: "..."
Alright, he had to believe it now even if he didn't want to. To treat a childhood friend like this for an Omega.
He followed them to the restaurant in a daze, ate a tasteless breakfast, and boarded the warship like a wandering soul.
"Time to snap out of it." Zuo Luohuan walked over and kicked his foot. "Don't forget what I told you last night."
Jiang Hong was silent for a moment before asking, "You marked him. Aren't you afraid of Ji Xixiu coming after you?"
"His father knew from the beginning. Besides..." A hint of a smile appeared in Zuo Luohuan's eyes. "Being mutually in love isn't something to be ashamed of."
Jiang Hong: He was envious.
Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!! They’re together!!!! FINALLY!!!!
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