Zhou Siyu went straight back to the family compound, while Yu Wei was called in to report on his work. Along the way, he was scolded by his father, who had come all the way from afar.

Yu Wei quietly opened the door, fumbled for the light, and turned around, only to be startled by Zhou Siyu sitting on the sofa.

Why aren't you asleep yet?

Yu Wei patted his chest and rolled his eyes. If he didn't have a strong heart, he would have been scared to death by Zhou Siyu sooner or later.

"I have something to tell you." Zhou Siyu raised her eyes and pointed to the chair opposite the coffee table. "Sit down."

"What can't be done tomorrow..."

"I don't like you." Zhou Siyu crossed her arms and looked into Yu Wei's eyes as she slowly spoke, "If it weren't for this broken system, we would never have crossed paths."

"I don't like you and I don't want to be your partner, and in every respect we are not real partners."

"You don't have the obligation to protect Omegas as an Alpha, and besides, I don't need your protection."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Yu Wei blinked, moved his chapped lips, but ultimately remained silent.

“Our marriage will automatically dissolve in three years. I hope we can get through these three years peacefully.” Zhou Siyu looked away and lowered her eyes: “I don’t want to accommodate you, and you don’t have to accommodate me. Let’s live our own lives.”

They were supposed to be two parallel lines that would never intersect, but they met by chance, and that was just a coincidence.

"Are you hungry?" Yu Wei stood up, turned his back to Zhou Siyu, composed himself, and slowly said, "I will think carefully about what you said."

"I am a soldier, and it is my duty to protect every citizen; I am an Alpha, and it is my responsibility to protect Omegas. If there is anything that has caused you to misunderstand, I apologize."

He may never understand what love is, but he will keep his promise, protect him, and take good care of him.

Zhou Siyu sat on the sofa, pondering Yu Wei's words. Tsk, he had been delusional.

But that's fine too, at least I won't feel guilty when I leave.

Yu Wei went to the supermarket and bought a few bottles of wine. He found a step downstairs in the family compound and sat down, resting his chin on his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

"My goodness! Yuwei, why are you here stargazing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Lin Gu, who had just finished handing over with the Interstellar Police Department and rushed home, was startled by the person in the dark. This guy was sitting downstairs in the middle of the night without turning on the lights. Was he looking for his soul?

"sit."

Yu Wei patted the empty seat next to him, and after watching Lin Gu sit down, he said quietly, "Do you know what 'like' means?"

"ha?"

Lin Gu stood up angrily. This guy was sitting here in the middle of the night with a deathly look on his face. He thought there was some confidential matter to discuss. Was he really out here just to discuss this issue?

"It seems you don't know either."

Yu Wei sighed, opened the bottle, and took a sip.

Lin Gu was the most experienced person among his friends, and if he didn't know, then probably no one else did.

What's wrong with you? Tell me.

Lin Gu sat back down and looked worriedly at Yu Wei, who was drinking alone. He rarely drank, and he would never drink alone like this.

The last time he drank like this was at his comrade's funeral.

"This can't be explained in just a few words." Yu Wei opened a bottle of wine and handed it to Lin Gu. "Do you like Yu Zhen?"

"Just kidding, of course I like it." Lin Gu took a sip of wine, looked up and said, "I like it so much that I'd rather pluck the moon than give you the stars."

Why do you think you like him?

Yu Wei turned his head. Lin Gu was his uncle's son, so he was practically his cousin. Yu Zhen was his aunt's son, so he was also his cousin. Both of them were only a month younger than him, and their romances back then were incredibly passionate.

"It's a feeling," Lin Gu thought for a moment, "I like it because it feels right."

"What kind of feeling?" Yu Wei took a big gulp of wine and grabbed Lin Gu's hand, asking eagerly, "Tell me in more detail."

"Well... um, my heart stopped beating the moment I saw him, but the second time I saw him, my heart was pounding like it was going to jump out of my chest..."

"I feel happy when he is happy, and I feel sad when he is sad."

"When I saw him being bullied, I wanted to beat that person to a pulp, but I was also afraid that he would see me beating someone and become distant from me..."

"Anything else? Anything else?"

Yu Wei stopped drinking and listened intently, almost taking notes.

"Being near him makes me happy, but seeing him with other people makes me angry..."

"I want to protect him, I want to take him home and hide him away."

Lin Gu took a sip of wine, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said something astonishing: "There's also the desire to mark him, the kind of mark that's permanent."

That's all?

Yu Wei was somewhat troubled, as he seemed to meet all the criteria except for the last one.

Does he like Zhou Siyu?

But why did I never think of tagging him?

Does he not like Zhou Siyu?

Why is it that when he sees him, he can't take his eyes off him, his heart races, he forgets everything else and wants to protect him when he sees him in danger, he gets angry when he sees him talking to Yunmu, and he feels happy when he sees him happy?

"Why are you asking these questions?" Lin Gu belatedly covered her mouth, hesitatingly asking, "You wouldn't...?"

“I think I like Zhou Siyu.” Yu Wei took a big gulp of wine, looking distressed. “But he said he doesn’t like me.”

"!!!"

Lin Gu wondered if he had misheard. He grabbed the bottle and drank most of it before asking incredulously, "What did you just say? You like Zhou Siyu?"

Wow! That blockhead's finally figured it out! Is the sun going to rise in the west tomorrow? Is the planet going to be destroyed?

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