Chapter 161 Extra: Chi Yan & Qi Jinsi

Chapter 161 Extra: Chi Yan & Qi Jinsi

Chi Yan's childhood was very happy.

Both his father and mother doted on him, especially his mother, who would often gaze at him fondly and was concerned with every detail of his life.

Chi Yan thought such a happy life would last forever.

But it seemed fate played a cruel joke on him. When Chi Yan was nine, his mother died in a tragic accident.

The official report stated she died in an accident: while on a business trip, her ship was hijacked by space pirates, and she was assaulted and killed.

That day, nine-year-old Chi Yan looked at his mother's body at the funeral without shedding a single tear.

He didn't believe it.

He refused to believe his mother had died just like that. It must be fake. Chi Yan began to develop psychological issues.

Before Chi Yan could even come to terms with his mother's death, his father remarried. His stepmother brought an alpha son into their home.

Chi Yan detested them because these people stole his father's love. Moreover, the young Chi Yan sensed a malicious intent in them.

Chi Yan confided in his father, saying he didn't like his stepmother and stepbrother and didn't want them in their home.

At that time, the hypocritical man smiled and coaxed Chi Yan not to be afraid, to be big-hearted, and said that his stepmother and stepbrother were good people who would surely take good care of him.

Chi Yan didn't believe it. Feeling insecure, when his uncle came to visit, he clung to his uncle and cried, saying he didn't like his stepmother and the others.

Chi Yan's uncle already disliked Chi Yan's father. Hearing his nephew's tearful complaints, his dislike deepened. He warned Chi Yan's father that everything he possessed now was wealth left behind by Chi Yan's mother and her maternal family.

When Chi Yan was born, his mother had already made a will stating that upon her death, all her property would be inherited by Chi Yan. If Chi Yan were to die, the inheritance would then pass to Chi Yan's uncle.

Chi Yan's father was unaware of this. Upon learning it, his expression turned furious.

Young Chi Yan didn't understand his father's expression at the time, but he knew that after that day, the people he disliked were gone from the house, and his father treated him even better.

However, after that, his father was often away. Bored, Chi Yan began self-studying medicine to pass the time.

Back then, Chi Yan had a dream: he wanted to become a doctor who healed the wounded and rescued the dying!

This dream was buried in the dust when he was twelve years old.

One day that year, Chi Yan returned to his room to find his legal stepbrother sitting inside.

After that incident, it took Chi Yan over half a year to emerge from the shadows. However, he developed an unconscious fear of all alphas except his uncle.

The trouble was, whenever this fear reached a peak, Chi Yan would fall into a state of extreme agitation.

At that time, an alpha dismissed his fear and approached him. Chi Yan's extreme fear turned into extreme agitation; he took out a scalpel and stabbed the other person. Only after the alpha lost half his life did security guards barely manage to restrain Chi Yan, who was eventually injected with an anesthetic by doctors who rushed over.

After that, Chi Yan stopped attending school and was taught by private tutors at home.

Later, Chi Yan gained admission to the Medical Department of First Military Academy. There, he met the department's Chief—Na An'an.

At the time, an alpha tried to hit on him, but Chief Na stopped it. Chief Na asked him why he was so afraid of alphas. Chi Yan vaguely mentioned some past events.

After hearing it, Chief Na was indignant and warned all the alphas in the department not to approach Chi Yan.

In Na An'an, Chi Yan seemed to see a shadow of his mother. His mother used to be like that too, keeping things he disliked away from him.

Thus, Chi Yan made his first friend at the military academy.

The second was the Star Chart Department Chief—Ji Anzhi.

The first time Chi Yan heard of Ji Anzhi was during the Freshman Challenge Tournament. Ji Anzhi, as the first-year Star Chart Department Chief, took the stage to challenge and overwhelmingly defeated the fourth-year Chief, becoming the first freshman Chief in the academy's history to defeat a fourth-year Chief.

More importantly, Ji Anzhi was a beta!

At that moment, a tiny seed sprouted in Chi Yan's heart, though he himself hadn't realized it yet.

The second time was when Ji Anzhi came to attend classes in the Medical Department.

The omegas in the Medical Department, like Chi Yan, admired Ji Anzhi. After interacting for a while, they grew even fonder of the gentle and understanding beta Chief. Every time Chief Ji came to the Medical Department for classes, the omegas would fight fiercely just to sit closer to him.

This continued until the third month of the semester. Chi Yan was approached by alphas from other departments. At that time, no classmates were around him. He was terrified and kept showing signs of wanting to leave.

But those alphas were persistent, wanting Chi Yan's contact information.

"Chi Yan, who are they?"

Chi Yan looked up in surprise at the newcomer. It was Chief Ji.

As if grabbing a lifeline, Chi Yan immediately ran behind Ji Anzhi, tightly clutching his uniform, and said urgently, "They... they won't let me leave, Chief Ji..."

After that, Chief Ji seemed to say something to those alphas. Chi Yan couldn't remember the exact details, only that with every sentence Chief Ji spoke, the alphas' expressions grew uglier. Before he even finished, the alphas voluntarily left.

After the alphas left, Chief Ji smiled at Chi Yan: "Can you let go now? It's a bit tight."

Only then did Chi Yan notice he was tightly gripping Ji Anzhi's arm. Worried he might have hurt him, he quickly let go and thanked him: "Sorry, and thank you for helping me, Chief Ji."

Ji Anzhi waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

Later, sensing Chi Yan's unsettled emotions, Ji Anzhi didn't leave immediately. Instead, he sat quietly with Chi Yan on a bench, silently comforting the frightened omega.

Perhaps because his heat cycle was approaching and his emotions were unstable, perhaps because Ji Anzhi was too gentle, or perhaps because Chi Yan admired Ji Anzhi too much, Chi Yan unconsciously told Ji Anzhi many things, including his past.

Chief Ji simply sat there quietly listening, not interrupting Chi Yan's emotional release. Only after Chi Yan finished speaking did Ji Anzhi ask: "Chi Yan, if you went through it again, what would you do? Still kill them?"

The question caught Chi Yan off guard. Shouldn't he be comforting him? Saying everything was in the past and not to dwell on it?

Seeing Chi Yan's bewildered expression, Ji Anzhi walked over, squatted down in front of him, and smiled gently: "If you experienced it again, would you stand firm in your choice?"

Chi Yan lowered his gaze, avoiding those impossibly gentle eyes. After a long while, he replied: "I would still want to kill them."

He didn't dare look at Ji Anzhi's expression; he was afraid of being disliked...

"Your choice wasn't wrong. They truly deserved to die. The primary function of law is to warn humans not to cross the minimum moral standard. The moment they cross it, it means they lack even the most basic morality, no different from beasts. Death is the punishment they deserve. Don't torment yourself over them."

Chi Yan was stunned. He looked up and met Ji Anzhi's gentle gaze...

Tears fell silently. Ji Anzhi took out a tissue and gently wiped them away. Chi Yan could no longer hold back; he threw himself into Ji Anzhi's arms and wept uncontrollably.

Chi Yan didn't know what was wrong with him, but he suddenly felt so tired, so miserable. He wanted to vent all these emotions in the arms of the person before him, as if that would make him feel much better.

Ji Anzhi didn't speak. He sat on the ground holding Chi Yan, gently patting his fragile back, over and over.

Sometimes, actions are more comforting than words.

Chi Yan's crying jag lasted a good ten minutes. Fortunately, the location was remote, with few people passing by, so no one saw it happen.

When Chi Yan finally got his crying under control, Ji Anzhi took out a necklace and hung it around Chi Yan's neck. "The pendant of this necklace is a micro-bomb. It should be used like this... Compared to an energy gun, this is more suitable for an omega. If anyone bullies you in the future, the choice will be yours."

After Ji Anzhi finished speaking, Chi Yan cried for a long time after that. By the time they exchanged contact information and he returned, his eyes were red like a rabbit's, almost swollen shut.

From then on, every time Ji Anzhi went to teach at the medical department, he'd give Chi Yan a heads-up to make sure Chi Yan could snag a seat.

Later, Ji Anzhi specifically went to the black market to purchase a banned drug targeting alpha glands and gave it to Chi Yan. Unsurprisingly, Chi Yan burst into tears all over again.

Thus, from the age of eighteen onward, Chi Yan held an inviolable white moonlight in his heart, a figure he revered with pure, untainted admiration.

...

"Mmm..."

Chi Yan opened his eyes, recalling the dream he just had, and an unconscious smile touched his lips.

After lying still for a few more seconds, Chi Yan grudgingly left his nest. His nest was lumpy and hard, filled mostly with metal objects, but these were all things given to him by Chief Ji—items that made him feel the most secure.

After putting on his Rose and Sword military uniform, Chi Yan headed to the port to meet the researcher dispatched by the institute to jointly study the insectoid race chemical agent.

Arriving at the port, Na An'an was talking to the person in charge sent by the research institute. Seeing Chi Yan approach, she quickly waved. "Yanyan, over here!"

Chi Yan walked over and asked directly, "Who am I paired with?"

Na An'an checked her electronic tablet. "You're with Qi Jinsi, the youngest son of Minister Yun, Qi Yanshen's brother."

Chi Yan: "...I want a different partner."

Who wants to be paired with someone from the Qi family? They're all bad news.

Na An'an shrugged. "I'm afraid that's not possible. Qi Jinsi is the only one from the research institute willing to partner with you."

Chi Yan glanced at Qi Jinsi, who was beaming brightly from the research institute's side, and felt his fingers itch. Was it any wonder he was the younger brother of that deadpan-faced guy? Just as irritating.

"The groups are set. Rooms will be arranged nearby. Remember to familiarize your respective group members with the environment."

Others: "Okay."

Chi Yan: "...Okay."

And so, in the second year after Ji Anzhi left the Federation to explore unknown star systems, Chi Yan and Qi Jinsi met for the first time, beginning a lifetime of entanglement.

Chi Yan disliked Qi Jinsi because Qi Jinsi's brother had tarnished Chi Yan's light. Therefore, after they met, Chi Yan made things difficult for Qi Jinsi at every turn, always trying to one-up him.

Qi Jinsi was very interested in Chi Yan, who seemed to like his older brother's spouse and hindered his brother's relationship. Although Chi Yan often gave him a hard time, it felt more like a child's mischievous antics than genuine harassment.

Unconsciously, Qi Jinsi fell for Chi Yan. He couldn't pinpoint exactly what he liked so much, but he simply enjoyed watching this person go to great lengths to make him uncomfortable, only to end up frustrated himself.

So, based on his previous investigations into Chi Yan, Qi Jinsi used "torture" for alphas as a red line to gradually bring the two closer. While other researchers from the institute had returned, he remained with the Rose Legion.

Unfortunately, Chi Yan was a blockhead. Because of Qi Yanshen, it never crossed his mind that Qi Jinsi might like him.

Qi Jinsi was very much like his omega father.

If the person he liked didn't like him back, then he had to use some underhanded methods—he cared more about the result than the process.

Thus, when Chi Yan was nearing his heat cycle, Qi Jinsi found an alpha with an extremely high compatibility match for Chi Yan and had him lose control of his pheromones in front of Chi Yan, triggering Chi Yan's estrus.

Seizing the opportunity to play the "good guy," Qi Jinsi knocked the alpha unconscious and helped the omega, now in the throes of heat, to Chi Yan's room.

In Chi Yan's nest, amidst Chi Yan's cries and pleas, they spent a night of madness.

Qi Jinsi looked down at Chi Yan from above, his face filled with an infatuated smile. He gently took Chi Yan's bruised arm and placed a reverent kiss upon it.

Like a lover's whisper, or a demon's murmur.

"Brother Yanyan, I like you so much. You will always be mine..."