SCOM - Chapter 122
Chapter 122
After graduation, Skeletal Mechs had been rapidly deployed throughout the Federation. At the same time, the first formed Exoskeleton Legion became the first independent army, responsible for attacking the Gashiro people.
The Gashiro Empire lost Ren Pingbo, their inside man controlling things in the Federation. The minerals of Xijiang Exile Star also returned to Federation control. The so-called Robot Dog production plummeted instantly. Coupled with the continuous optimization of the Federation's Skeletal Mechs, the Gashiro Empire was now like a stray dog, fleeing everywhere and gradually shrinking its territory.
"How many days is our captain on leave for this time?" Zuo Luohuan asked intimately, pressing against Ji Yuezhi. Then she gripped his waist and lifted him to sit on the entryway cabinet.
"Fifteen days." Ji Yuezhi's long lashes trembled. He remembered her calling him by that title at a certain moment some time ago and turned his head to retort, "You're no longer under my command."
After Zuo Luohuan left to lead her team on a mission alone, her unit was removed from Ji Yuezhi's control under the instruction of the Military Committee.
Zuo Luohuan had clearly remembered the same thing. She chuckled softly a few times. "You're still my captain."
Ji Yuezhi was clearly a little annoyed by her roguishness, but when he met Zuo Luohuan's eyes, he ended up wrapping his arms around her neck and pressing his lips to hers.
The moment Zuo Luohuan lifted him, Ji Yuezhi flinched slightly. He was on leave because her susceptible period was approaching this year, and he wanted to come back to be with her. But now, remembering the bone-deep pleasure from last year's susceptible period, he couldn't help but feel afraid.
That feeling of being out of control had forced him to keep crying, and even begging for mercy through his tears was useless.
An Alpha in their susceptible period was domineering and aggressive to the extreme. All her usual gentleness and restraint vanished, leaving only possessiveness. She seemed to adore toying with her Omega; seeing him cry heightened her arousal. She loved hearing him beg for mercy but never softened.
Ji Yuezhi lowered his eyes, nestled in Zuo Luohuan's arms, and let her carry him into the bedroom. He suddenly pressed close to her ear and said with a hint of petulance, "Will you be a little nicer to me?"
Zuo Luohuan kicked open the bedroom door and looked down at him upon hearing his words. "What do you mean by 'a little nicer'?"
Ji Yuezhi took the initiative to kiss the corner of her lips before whispering, "When I'm in discomfort, you have to... stop."
Zuo Luohuan raised an eyebrow and placed him on the bed. "Alright, I promise you."
Zuo Luohuan did as she promised. The moment Ji Yuezhi said no, she would stop.
However, the Omega didn't fare much better than during last year's susceptible period. He even had to proactively cling to the Alpha, begging for intimacy.
After this susceptible period was over, Ji Yuezhi came to a complete understanding: an Alpha in their susceptible period was utterly vicious and abnormally domineering. He couldn't possibly expect the Zuo Luohuan in her susceptible period to be nice to him.
Naturally, after the susceptible period, it took Zuo Luohuan quite some time to coax him back into a good mood.
With Ji Yuezhi away from the team, Cha Lili was temporarily in command of the Exoskeleton Legion. During this time, An Yingjing and Luo Shaoyuan were responsible for selecting new members for the legion from the military academies.
"These few have good qualities. I think we can recruit them," Luo Shaoyuan said enthusiastically. She loved members who could fight well.
An Yingjing glanced at the stack of files. "Forget about these few. They obviously want to go to Zuo Luohuan's vanguard."
Luo Shaoyuan's face darkened. "Why do all the good fighters want to go to her side? Is the Exoskeleton Legion that bad?"
"As the only one who defeated Ren Pingbo, Zuo Luohuan has the right of first choice," An Yingjing said, blowing on his fingertips. "Besides, these few aren't suitable for our team."
The Exoskeleton Legion needed high-level members who would obey orders, but these few had always been troublemakers.
Luo Shaoyuan pouted. "Why wasn't I chosen for the vanguard back then?"
"Jiang Hong, Guan Xue, none of them got in either." An Yingjing lazily flipped through other documents. "All the top people were left for the General Captain. It's perfectly normal that you didn't get in."
Speaking of which, An Yingjing still admired Zuo Luohuan's ability to judge and train people. In a short time, the vanguard had become as renowned as the Exoskeleton Legion.
"Forget it." Luo Shaoyuan yawned. "We won't take these few. We'll go look at others tomorrow."
"Tomorrow won't work," An Yingjing said.
"Why?" Luo Shaoyuan was confused.
"My heat period is almost here."
Luo Shaoyuan frowned upon hearing this. "You're using this to trick me again."
An Yingjing's pheromones were special, and it was said his heat period was different from other Omegas. Over the past year, he had tricked her quite a few times.
An Yingjing lay his head on the desk, his face pressed against a file. The cool sensation made him feel a little better. "If you don't believe me, forget it."
"You're always like this." Luo Shaoyuan didn't dare to believe him. "Always tricking me into doing... doing that kind of thing with you."
"What kind of thing is 'that kind of thing'?" An Yingjing sat up straight and opened a file. "If you don't want to, I'll find someone else."
His casual tone immediately made Luo Shaoyuan anxious. "How can you find someone else? You... I don't agree."
"On what grounds do you disagree?" An Yingjing was drowsy, but his expression remained calm.
"We're already dating!" Luo Shaoyuan snatched all the files from him, no longer caring if he was tricking her or not. "Then... then I'll stay with you tomorrow."
An Yingjing ignored her, leaning back in his chair, his breathing clearly disordered.
Luo Shaoyuan had seen him like this before, but she would always find out afterward that An Yingjing was tricking her.
Tricked or not, Luo Shaoyuan stood up, wanting to pull An Yingjing up and take him to his bedroom. But as soon as she touched his arm, she found it was scalding hot even through his clothes.
"You're really not feeling well?" Luo Shaoyuan couldn't hide her thoughts and blurted it out.
An Yingjing swatted her hand away and got up to leave on his own. "I'm tricking you."
Luo Shaoyuan watched, at a loss, as he stumbled out. Finally, just as An Yingjing was about to fall, she quickly caught him and apologized honestly, "I didn't mean to misunderstand you. I'm sorry."
An Yingjing kept his head down. After a long moment, he lifted his face and forcefully poked Luo Shaoyuan's cheek. "You don't like me anyway, so why do you care about me?"
Luo Shaoyuan caught his hand and muttered under her breath, "...How do you know I don't like you?"
If she didn't like him, she wouldn't have willingly been tricked time and time again.
If it were anyone else, she would have beaten them to a pulp long ago.
An Yingjing changed from poking to pinching. "Really?"
"Really," Luo Shaoyuan said, deciding to just go for broke.
"Then I'll record it." An Yingjing tried to open his optical computer but failed several times.
At this moment, the usually impatient Luo Shaoyuan became patient. She held him, sat down again, took An Yingjing's hand, and helped him open his optical computer and start the recording.
"Speak," An Yingjing turned his head to look at Luo Shaoyuan. "Repeat what you just said."
Luo Shaoyuan observed him carefully and saw that An Yingjing's expression was already dazed; he was holding on purely by willpower.
Although his acting had always been convincing enough to pass for real, Luo Shaoyuan still chose to believe him once more. She said to the optical computer, "I like you."
"Who are you?" Even though An Yingjing was already in a daze, he still knew what was crucial.
"...Luo Shaoyuan likes An Yingjing," Luo Shaoyuan said to the optical computer again, then turned off the recording and asked An Yingjing, "Is that good enough?"
An Yingjing was reasonably satisfied. "That's fine then. I'm going to sleep."
Usually, when not in his heat period, he would insist on tricking her into bed. But now that he was genuinely unwell and had reached this state, An Yingjing had no other thoughts.
"You can't sleep now," Luo Shaoyuan said.
"I can," An Yingjing argued with her.
In the end, Luo Shaoyuan chose to surrender. She took An Yingjing to her own bedroom to sleep. Obviously, an Omega in heat couldn't sleep at all without an Alpha's comfort. He ended up getting up again and tormenting Luo Shaoyuan with his incessant muttering.
"Now I'm sure you weren't lying." Luo Shaoyuan was tormented to the point of a headache. Are all Omegas like this during their heat period?
Unable to bear An Yingjing's incessant muttering and fidgeting feet any longer, Luo Shaoyuan directly pushed him onto the bed and sealed his mouth with her own.
"Sigh—" Guan Xue propped her chin on her hand, watching the members train below, and let out a long sigh. "The General Captain must have gone to find Luohuan, leaving us single dogs here."
"If you're really that bored, you can go train," Jiang Hong said.
"No way, it's boring." Guan Xue lay on the ground. "Qian Mao said he'd make me a new weapon, but he hasn't given it to me yet."
Jiang Hong was scrolling through his optical computer when he suddenly stood up, startling Guan Xue on the ground. "What's wrong?" She thought something had happened.
"I just saw that the Military Committee's system received an application." Jiang Hong squatted down again. "The General Captain is getting married."
Guan Xue's spirits instantly lifted. "When?"
Ever since Zuo Luohuan and Ji Yuezhi exchanged rings, everyone had been wondering when they would get married. But a whole year had passed with no news.
"In half a year. This is just the application for now." Jiang Hong enlarged the application form. "I think they want to get married after resolving most of the Gashiro Empire situation."
"I need to think about what gift to get," Guan Xue said. "Luckily, there's still half a year to prepare."
Jiang Hong felt a pang of envy: How come Zuo Luohuan is about to get married, and I'm still a lone commander?
Zuo Luohuan, of course, didn't know what her friend was thinking. She was the one who wrote the application. Even now, Ji Yuezhi still lacked a sense of security. He would occasionally wake up startled from his dreams, after which he would watch her for a long time before being willing to go back to sleep.
He didn't know that she noticed his every slight movement. Only after Ji Yuezhi had fallen soundly asleep again would Zuo Luohuan open her eyes and pull him into her arms.
On the day Zuo Luohuan submitted the application, Ji Yuezhi also received the news. He was calm on the surface, but by night, he clearly couldn't control his passion. He was obedient and pliant, letting her do whatever she wanted.
Ji Yuezhi sat on top of Zuo Luohuan, his hands on her shoulders. Through the corner of his hazy, moist eyes, he caught a glimpse of the ring on his ring finger, and his body softened even more, almost melting in her embrace.
"Our Yuezhi's yoga classes back then," Zuo Luohuan said in a low voice, supporting his waist, "weren't for nothing."
Ji Yuezhi pushed himself up a little, raised his face, and looked at Zuo Luohuan with those exquisitely beautiful eyes. But the words he spoke were bold: "They were... classes I chose for you in the first place."
Zuo Luohuan froze for a moment, then immediately restrained him.
The bedroom was filled with the warm, moist, misty scent of iris, and a few suppressed sobs could be heard occasionally.
"In half a year, let's get married?" At the moment of reaching the peak, Zuo Luohuan took Ji Yuezhi's hand and left a kiss on his ring finger.
Even though Ji Yuezhi had already received news of the application, at this moment, he still couldn't control the shift in his emotions. A faint sob was caught in his throat as he agreed, "Okay."
Two hands intertwined on the snow-white bed. Under the light, the rings on their ring fingers shone with a dazzling brilliance.
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