Chapter 125 – The silly little cat outside the window

Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen

Tang Qing struggled to open his eyes.

He was in a strange room, warmly decorated, somewhat reminiscent of his room back at the Tang Manor.

“You’re finally awake,” Shen Yanxia pushed open the door and walked in.

Recalling what had just happened, Tang Qing instantly understood.

He had been knocked out by Shen Yanxia and brought to this unfamiliar place.

Looking up at Shen Yanxia, he couldn’t believe it and scolded, “Shen Yanxia, have you gone mad?”

“Where is this? Where have you brought me?”

“Tangtang, this is Hongyu Star, one of my secret bases. Don’t worry, no one from the Empire Star can find this place,” Shen Yanxia sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Tang Qing.

Tang Qing had always thought that Shen Yanxia just liked to privately mess around with him, so he hadn’t been on high alert. Now, Shen Yanxia had actually knocked him out and taken him away.

“What do you want?” Tang Qing’s tone was unfriendly.

“Tangtang, I want to be with you, I want to make it up to you, make up for the time we’ve missed,” Shen Yanxia looked at Tang Qing’s fair and pretty face, his dark eyes shining brightly.

“What are you talking about? I don’t need your compensation, and we haven’t missed any time together. Let me go back now, the Duke is waiting for me at home.”

“Tangtang, I know everything,” Shen Yanxia ignored Tang Qing’s words and continued, “So, that person at the Rose Manor that day, was you.”

“Five years ago, I thought I was going blind and contemplated suicide at the Rose Manor. You appeared by my side, gently encouraging me to be strong.”

“Do you remember?”

Tang Qing furrowed his brows, carefully considering, vaguely recalling such an incident where he did encounter someone at the Rose Manor.

But he hadn’t really given much thought to it.

Tang Qing asked somewhat helplessly, “When we broke off the engagement, didn’t you say Tang Xiaobai was your savior, your white moonlight?”

Shen Yanxia held Tang Qing’s hand, gazing deeply into Tang Qing’s eyes. “I was deceived by Tang Xiaobai. He wasn’t that person at all. The one who saved me was you.”

Tang Qing felt goosebumps rise on his skin from Shen Yanxia’s intense gaze.

Tang Qing shook off Shen Yanxia’s hand, saying, “I’ve already forgotten about the past. But regardless of who that person was, I have no interest in being with you. I’m already married.”

Shen Yanxia looked disdainful and said coldly, “That madman Xie Qingzhi is not worthy of you at all. We are the ones meant to be together.”

Tang Qing chuckled at his audacity, “You’ve got quite the nerve. Who is worthy of me? Do you have the authority to judge that?”

Shen Yanxia replied, “Tangtang, I know you’re not from this world.”

Tang Qing was taken aback.

He had come from another world to complete a mission here.

He hadn’t expected Shen Yanxia to know his secret.

Looking at Tang Qing’s expression, Shen Yanxia’s tone gained confidence, “Your mission is to be with me. We are meant to be together, you exist for me.”

Shen Yanxia’s words were not entirely false. He had asked System 99, and he was indeed the protagonist of this world. In this life, he would secure the position of the Emperor of the Empire Star just like in his previous life, but he wouldn’t repeat the mistakes of his past life, ensuring that he wouldn’t miss his destined love again.

Tang Qing stared at Shen Yanxia’s face and firmly stated, “Shen Yanxia, even if I’m here on a mission, I am an individual with my own personality. I will only be with the person I love, and I won’t sell myself out just to complete a task.”

Upon hearing Tang Qing’s resolute rejection, Shen Yanxia felt somewhat annoyed, “Tangtang, how can you be so foolish? Have you fallen in love with Xie Qingzhi? That madman can’t give you happiness.”

Tang Qing retorted coldly, “He’s not a madman. Whether he can make me happy or not, I’ll judge for myself. I don’t need you to meddle in.”

Shen Yanxia felt a pang in his heart.

He could tell that Tang Qing had already fallen for Xie Qingzhi.

“It doesn’t matter if you like him. He is a doomed man. In a few days, you won’t see him again.”

Tang Qing widened his eyes, angry, “What nonsense are you spouting? His Grace Xie Qingzhi won’t die. I will go back and find him.”

Shen Yanxia remembered the plot from the previous world and said coldly, “Your Duke Xie Qingzhi is currently experiencing a mental breakdown.”

“Tangtang, you’re a Beta, you don’t understand. Alphas with severe mental breakdowns like his won’t survive long without the comfort of a top-tier Omega. In a few days, he won’t be alive for much longer.”

“Although you are his nominal wife, you can’t comfort him.”

At this point, Shen Yanxia smirked, “Guess what, will he, for you, refuse to find an Omega and just give up his life?”

Tang Qing was thrown into confusion by Shen Yanxia’s words, feeling dizzy.

He opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.

Shen Yanxia continued, “I bet while you’re away these days, he’s busy searching throughout the Empire Star for a top-tier Omega to spend the three-day rut with him.”

Tang Qing couldn’t believe how serious Xie Qingzhi’s mental breakdown was.

Previously, Xie Qingzhi had mentioned that he was a rare SSS-level Alpha, and regular Omegas couldn’t comfort him, let alone Tang Qing, who was just a Beta without pheromones.

Tang Qing bit his lip.

Seeing Tang Qing lost in thought, Shen Yanxia’s heart felt even more bitter.

He knew Tang Qing was worried about Xie Qingzhi.

Since Tang Qing had woken up, all he had thought about was leaving and finding Xie Qingzhi.

He spoke coldly, “Tangtang, you don’t need to worry about him. Rest well. In a few days, we will have our wedding.”

Tang Qing looked up at him, incredulous, “Shen Yanxia, have you lost your mind? I’m already married, how could I possibly have a wedding with you?”

Shen Yanxia replied nonchalantly, “Don’t worry, I will conquer the Empire Star, then kill Xie Qingzhi. Once I ascend the throne, no one will bring up your marriage.”

A chill ran down Tang Qing’s spine, his breath almost stopping.

He didn’t know if Shen Yanxia’s words were true or false.

But just the thought that there was a slight possibility that Xie Qingzhi might be harmed because of Shen Yanxia made him shudder.

Seeing Tang Qing avoid him like the plague, Shen Yanxia felt a slight pang in his heart.

It was all Tang Xiaobai’s fault for deceiving him first. Otherwise, Tang Qing would have been married to him long ago, and there wouldn’t have been any issues with Xie Qingzhi.

With that in mind, Shen Yanxia raised a malicious smile, “Tangtang, let me introduce you to an old acquaintance. Maybe after you see them, you’ll feel a bit happier.”

Tang Qing was puzzled.

Although he wasn’t particularly interested in Shen Yanxia’s so-called acquaintance, he still followed Shen Yanxia out.

Because he wanted to explore the area more, familiarize himself with the surroundings to find an opportunity to leave.

The two of them left the room, and Shen Yanxia led Tang Qing down a dark alley to a dungeon.

Inside, there was a slender, haggard-looking Omega.

Tang Qing was stunned. After carefully looking for a moment, he recognized the person – it was Tang Xiaobai.

There was no trace of his flamboyant past appearance or the facade of a delicate flower. Instead, he was covered in bloody wounds, lying on the ground, barely conscious.

“Feeling relieved, Tangtang?” Shen Yanxia’s voice echoed coldly.

“If it weren’t for him, we would have been together in our past life, and you wouldn’t have to marry that madman in this life.”

“So, I pulled some strings and got him out of the Imperial Prison, locking him up here,” Shen Yanxia said, a sinister smile creeping across his face.

“Tang Xiaobai thought I was going to save him, looking at me with hopeful eyes.

“Hahaha, how absurd.”

“I just felt that imprisonment was too lenient for him.”

Tang Qing found it difficult to look at.

Although he despised Tang Xiaobai for not only tormenting him daily but also poisoning his brother.

He had never considered resorting to vigilante justice to torture him.

“Tangtang, are you satisfied?”

“Shen Yanxia, have you lost your mind? I don’t need you to do this for me.” Tang Qing looked at the wounds on Tang Xiaobai, suddenly feeling a surge of nausea.

Turning away, he said coldly, “I do hate him. But I believe that punishing him with the Empire’s laws is enough. Anything more would dirty my hands.”

Tang Qing didn’t forgive Tang Xiaobai, nor was he a saint.

He just didn’t know if it was due to heightened tension or something else, but looking at those gruesome wounds, he felt a wave of revulsion.

Perhaps he hadn’t rested enough in the past few days.

“Tangtang, you’re still so kind. Alright, I’ll follow your lead.” Shen Yanxia looked at Tang Qing, revealing a gentle smile.

Seeing Tang Qing’s lack of enthusiasm, he led Tang Qing away from the dungeon.

But he couldn’t easily let Tang Xiaobai go so easily.

This person had prevented him and Tang Qing from being together in both lifetimes. He would continue to torment Tang Xiaobai, making him regret coming into this world.

After seeing Tang Xiaobai, the two of them had dinner.

Tang Qing didn’t know what was wrong with him. Despite the table being filled with delicacies, he had no appetite at all.

He had to repeatedly tell himself that he needed to eat to gather strength to escape, so he forced down the dishes on the table, finding them as tasteless as wax.

Seeing Tang Qing’s disgusted expression, Shen Yanxia felt a mixture of pity and bitterness.

He took Tang Qing back to the room and said, “Tangtang, don’t worry, I won’t force you. Rest first, I’ll come back to see you tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Qing indeed breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn’t want to engage in any forced play with Shen Yanxia.

Shen Yanxia seemed like he wanted to say something more, but Tang Qing was eager to close the door.

He lay on the bed, feeling a bit drained.

He wondered how Xie Qingzhi was doing now. Was he really searching for a top-tier Omega to comfort him, as Shen Yanxia had said?

He probably wouldn’t. Xie Qingzhi had promised him and his brother that he didn’t like other Omegas, and the scent of their pheromones made him nauseous.

He believed Xie Qingzhi wouldn’t deceive him.

He just didn’t know what Shen Yanxia meant about Xie Qingzhi’s pheromone disorder and…

If only System 99 hadn’t lost contact, he could ask how Xie Qingzhi was doing. He hoped that Shen Yanxia’s words, like those of a crow’s mouth, wouldn’t come true.

“*Clatter…*”

It sounded like the collision of a glass door.

As if something was desperately trying to come in from outside the window.

Confused, Tang Qing lifted his head and saw a fluffy little cat on the windowsill, using its round head to push open the window.

It tried to raise its chubby body and reach its front paws onto the windowsill.

However, its short little paws couldn’t quite reach the low windowsill no matter how hard it tried.

Twisting its body, it would jump and then try to climb up, but it just couldn’t manage it.

It could only hop and jump, bumping its head against the window.

After pondering for a moment, it suddenly had a bright idea and remembered that the curtain could be used as a tool to climb the window. It leaped up, grabbing the edge of the curtain.

But the curtain was too slippery, and as soon as it let go, it fell down.

The clumsy little cat tumbled into a heap, seemingly puzzled by its own intelligence.

Tang Qing watched this struggling little silly cat.

It was actually quite cute.

But perhaps it had exerted too much force, as its whole face seemed to have collapsed inwards?

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