Chapter 66 How to Soothe an Angry Partner?

Chapter 66 How to Soothe an Angry Partner?

Meng Suizhi paused mid-sip of water: "What?"

"Eight years ago... now it's the ninth year, I found a kid. He was also an omega survivor from the Huai Cheng experiment. Over the years, I've been treating him privately with medication, but the results were not ideal... Three years ago, the doctor said he only had about three years left. This year is the third year." Chen Su said, "I don't have much time left."

"You mean... the medication you made has kept him alive until now?" Meng Suizhi could hardly believe it.

The people involved in the confidential experiments at the Drug Supervision Bureau, though reduced from dozens initially, included many top experts. After years of research, they discovered that the gland activity of omega subjects changed too rapidly; the pace of drug development could not match the rate of gland decline. By now, most had left, leaving only a handful still holding on.

The only surviving omega subject, Xiao An, had undergone three major surgeries...

Meng Suizhi had no idea how Chen Su had managed it... it was completely mind-boggling.

"Yeah, I hope you keep this to yourself. For now, I don't want him to go to the Special Zone as an experiment subject."

"Alright." Meng Suizhi asked, "So all those times you stayed up all night at the lab, skipping meals, was it also for him?"

"Yeah, his name is Xiao Li. I've raised him for eight years, and I'm his only family. I don't have time to rest, but I also don't want Zhao Jinzong to worry too much about me. If I don't listen, he'll stay up with me and skip meals with me... To me, Zhao Jinzong is also very important, and I want to spend more time with him, but this is everything I can do."

"About Xiao Li's situation, did you tell General Director Zhao?"

"No." Chen Su shook his head. "I have eight years of experimental data in my study. If you want to see it, I can show you."

"Alright."

After a moment of silence, Chen Su suddenly looked up and asked, "How do you soothe an angry partner?"

"Wh... what?"

Meng Suizhi was taken aback by the question, even somewhat surprised. Clearly, as someone who would lash out at his partner and had only experienced a twisted relationship, he had no answer. What baffled him was... wasn't Chen Su married? Why ask him?

Meng Suizhi was a completely rational problem-solver. He thought for a while, "In the past, after we fought, I'd let him sleep it off, and he'd be fine by the next day."

"……………" Chen Su pressed his lips together.

"You could try using your lips (to kiss him)."

"……………………No." Chen Su said, "That won't work."

He found it difficult and embarrassing to discuss this topic with Meng Suizhi. It wasn't about willingness—Enigma was too overwhelming; Chen Su didn't know how to give true satisfaction. If it was something that could be soothed... he probably couldn't take it.

"Then give him a gift? General Director Zhao doesn't seem easy to calm down. He probably stays quiet at home, right?"

"He hasn't been talking lately."

"Actually, that's probably normal. Maybe he's not angry."

"He never acted this way before."

"Oh, really?" Meng Suizhi raised an eyebrow skeptically.

Not just the Drug Supervision Bureau, but the entire Four Bureaus, everyone knew Zhao Jinzong was a man of few words, with a cold expression and a furrowed brow that could terrify anyone.

Chen Su gave a hum of agreement.

Meng Suizhi thought: Love is blind!

Chen Su returned home at eight sharp. After arriving, he took a shower and sent a message to Zhao Jinzong.

Chen Su: "Uncle Wen said you'd be back in a week. It's almost a week now."

Chen Su: "Is everything going smoothly?"

The moment he sent the message, headlights flashed outside the window, and there was the sound of an engine downstairs. Chen Su immediately got up, left the bedroom, and quickly descended the stairs.

On the landing of the second floor, facing the front door, he saw the person at the entrance clearly. He paused, his expression darkening. It wasn't Zhao Jinzong returning—it was Sheng Beiqing, still in his uniform, fresh from an honor ceremony.

"Wife..." Sheng Beiqing called out to Chen Su as he used to.

As if everything that had happened a few days ago—his fake death, all of it—had never occurred.

Sheng Beiqing said with a smile, "My mission is over, I'm here to take you home."

"I've already updated my marital status. There's nothing between us anymore. Don't call me that. It disgusts me. It always did."

Chen Su had never felt even a trace of beauty or happiness in this marriage. Those two years, were nothing but pain and disgust to him.

That was the proper attitude for someone forced into a marriage.

"I didn't die. As long as I don't sign the divorce papers, you will always be my wife. I'm carrying out missions for the Alpha Federation. There's no reason I have to lose my wife because of it." Sheng Beiqing smiled and held up the candy in his hand, "I bought you some candy. I was wrong a couple of days ago. Don't be mad at me."

Chen Su suppressed his anger and walked downstairs.

When he reached Sheng Beiqing, he didn't even look at it. Coldly, he said, "Get out."

Chen Su was kicking him out.

Sheng Beiqing placed the candy on the table, "I shouldn't have yelled at you those days, shouldn't have been angry with you, shouldn't have threatened you. Chen Su, I was just afraid... afraid that you'd be marked by Zhao Jinzong. Cleaning an Enigma's mark is painful, and you're most afraid of pain."

Chen Su smiled and said, "That's none of your concern."

"Wife, don't be like this..." Sheng Beiqing released a conciliatory pheromone.

"You, your pheromones, your candy—I don't like any of it."

"…………"

Chen Su's heart was as hard as stone.

Chen Su never gave a good word to people he disliked. His speech was always sharp, piercing to the heart. Only when with his lover or close ones would he hold back.

Chen Su looked at Sheng Beiqing, frozen in place. "Get out."

Sheng Beiqing was driven away by Chen Su.

Chen Su changed the door code and went to the bathroom again to wash off the pheromones. He didn't want to keep anything associated with Sheng Beiqing.

Chen Su returned to the bedroom. His phone rang.

It was a call from Zhao Jinzong. Before the call, there were texts from Zhao Jinzong, but Chen Su hadn't seen them.

He answered. Zhao Jinzong's voice was hoarse, "Hey."

Hearing Zhao Jinzong's voice, Chen Su's eyes moistened. "...Mm."

Zhao Jinzong's tone was impossible to read: "Are you crying?"