Chapter 99
"Trial marriage, and it has already begun?"
Phil put his hands behind his head and lazily lay in the chair, "Why haven't I heard about it?"
While the spaceship was traveling, Phil used the holographic system to contact his personal attendant at home and asked him to pack his things in advance and wait for him to return. Unexpectedly, he heard something unexpected and sat up straight with great interest.
"Hey, Xiu." Phil smiled and looked at the black-haired boy on the other side of the aisle who was exercising with a small barbell. "You know what? If Noah's trial marriage is successful, you won't just be following one master in the future."
Xiu's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his brown eyes glanced coldly at Phil. Phil felt a chill on his back and shrank back awkwardly: "Forget it, chatting with you is boring."
"Yulai, come here."
Seeing Youlai passing by with a tray of food, Phil waved and called him over like calling a puppy. The Alpha, who was quite similar to Noah, but a little shorter in height, was startled and obediently moved over.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Your Lord Noah is getting married. What do you think?"
"Get married?!" Youlai repeated in shock. After a pause, he calmed down and said, "If it's Lord Noah, it's only natural that he's one step ahead of us."
Phil was speechless: "Are you serious..."
"By the way, you know, tell me what Noah's Omega match looks like," Phil instructed his attendant enthusiastically. After a moment's reflection, the Beta attendant replied, "The head of the household has given us orders that, in order to avoid causing trouble to the Omega lady, no one except the one who has been serving Master Noah and her attendant is allowed to approach her. So, I don't have a very deep understanding of the situation."
"About it? Just tell me something."
"...black hair, petite, gentle features, like someone from the eastern part of Xia Country." The attendant recalled the target's characteristics intermittently.
Phil was stunned, and Youlai's hand trembled inexplicably, and the plate he was holding almost fell to the ground.
Xiu was silent for a moment, put down the barbell in his hand, and stood up.
The spaceship fell into silence in an instant, and the servants were not in the same space with them and were completely unaware of it.
He continued, "I've only met that young lady once from a distance, so this is all I know about her."
Phil was the first to come back to his senses. He looked at Youlai, whose expression was stiff, and then turned to glance at Xiu, who had walked behind his seat and put one arm on the back of the chair. The boy with black hair and brown eyes seemed to be in a bad mood and squeezed the cushion tightly. He took a deep breath, trying to relax his tense muscles.
"Name." He lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Her name, tell me."
"I'm sorry, because the lady is under protection, I didn't ask about this..."
Hugh Hoffman's terrifying aura almost penetrated the projection. The waiter was afraid of offending the other party and hurriedly explained apologetically.
Phil eased the atmosphere: "Then just ask around and let us know before we go back. It's okay. Remember to clean up my room."
After the waiter responded, the hologram hung up.
Phil sighed and clapped his hands, drawing the attention of the other two. "That's all right, calm down. It may not be her."
"There are so many people from the Eastern Xia Kingdom who have come to the Central Galaxy to develop, and there are also many Omegas. If Shi Yu and Noah are matched for a trial marriage, the probability is very small."
The word "Shigure" seemed to break the unspoken silence in the spacecraft. Yu Lai's face flushed and he took two steps back. "I didn't think about that. She... has nothing to do with me!"
Then he hurried away with the plate in his hand and tripped when passing the toilet door.
Who cares about you.
Phil looked at his stupid look and rolled his eyes silently.
He had no intention of going to the repairman, and being forced to recall the things he had been hiding, Phil's mood wasn't great. He held his chin up and scribbled aimlessly on the terminal. The repairman behind him returned to his seat after a while and reached for the portable weights, but he didn't think about doing the mechanical exercise he had just done.
"It can't be her."
Xiu looked out the window and confirmed indifferently.
Phil gave a perfunctory "hmm" and changed to a more comfortable sitting position. Then, with a mentality of watching a joke, he heard Xiudao say, "She won't have a good impression of Noah, and it's impossible for her to have a trial marriage with him."
"I don't understand. What good does it do you to belittle your boss?"
Phil gave him a look of evil amusement after he spoke. Xiu closed his eyes and said expressionlessly, "No."
The boy answered quickly and his voice was calm, as if he was stating a fact he already understood.
“…She hates me too.”
…
"Since you know I hate you two," Shi Yu said angrily to Noah who was blocking his door with a sullen face, "Can you please stop showing up here?"
Shi Yu has been in a unilateral cold war with Noah for three days.
Despite the girl's strong rejection, Noah was not affected at all. He called her "Shigure" calmly and gently, neither slowly nor slowly, and then nodded to signal Nicole to bring the things outside the door inside.
"I don't want it, no..."
Shi Yu wanted to refuse strongly, but she was stunned when she saw what Nicole pushed in - it was, it was a model from the industrial series that had just been launched and had not yet been released!
Where did Noah get it?
"I understand how you feel." When Shi Yu was stunned, Noah lowered his eyelashes and smiled gently, "At least, please give me a chance to make amends."
"I won't be bribed by you."
Shi Yu gritted his teeth and was very determined.
"I didn't mean that. I just wanted to give you this gift. I gave it to you if I wanted to."
No matter how excited a person is, facing Noah's soft and seemingly indifferent attitude, most of their fighting spirit will be extinguished. Shi Yu lowered his head and sulked for a while before saying, "You don't have to put so much effort into me."
"I will attend the family dinner and not embarrass your father and the clan members, but our other interactions will be..." Let's leave it at that.
Noah's soft thanks interrupted the rest of her sentence.
"Thank you, Shigure," he said. "The custom-made dress has arrived. To avoid mistakes on the day, could you please come with me to take a look?"
Shi Yu suspected that Noah did it on purpose, so she looked up at him. Noah met her gaze without dodging or evading, and was upright and frank. In the end, Shi Yu was the first to retreat.
"You know what I mean, right?"
"Sorry," Noah said without replying directly, "I think we both need time."
Shi Yu was silent. She was still a little angry, wondering who needed time with you. But she didn't say anything harsh.
After all, in Sturga... except for Noah and Rona, she didn't know anyone. It wouldn't be good to have a bad relationship with Noah in such an unfamiliar place.
There is still about a month and a half left——
Shi Yu calmed down and encouraged herself silently. As long as she could endure for another month and a half, she would be able to go home!
Four sets of formal attire were prepared for the family dinner, with one set spare. These included a hunting suit for the morning and a formal dress for the evening. The hunting suit was a female Omega-style outfit, consisting of a sleek long skirt and a thick brown leather jacket, complete with gloves, a hat, and a pair of suitable soft boots. The evening dress, on the other hand, was a pure white dress with a cinched waist. The belt tied in an elaborate knot at the back, the hem draped naturally like wet lily petals.
Shi Yu tried it on and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but she had some questions.
"What exactly is hunting for?" she asked. "Can I hunt, too?"
Noah thought for a moment and said, "Hunting is a traditional activity in our family during the family dinner. The ranch is specially divided into a breeding area and a hunting area. In the hunting area, we raise some small monsters with low aggressiveness and incomplete intelligence to meet the hunting needs."
"If you want to try it that day, I can accompany you."
"...I'd better stay outside."
Small magical beasts are still magical beasts, different from ordinary animals. For safety reasons, Shi Yu felt at ease taking advantage of the situation.
As time passed and the family dinner date drew closer, Shi Yu became more and more nervous. Nicole told her that although she was not yet a member of Sturga, it was a trial marriage period after all. In order to prove her identity, she needed to sit with Noah the whole time.
According to her understanding, as the heir, Noah needs to make many speeches and remarks from beginning to end. So when everyone looks at Noah, doesn't that mean they are also looking at themselves?
And some people she knew, Xiu, Phil... were also coming back.
Shi Yu was overwhelmed with emotions.
But time would not stop because of her mood. On the day of the family dinner, Shi Yu was woken up from bed by Nicole at five in the morning. She was asked to dress up, change clothes, and be reminded of etiquette. She nodded her head sleepily like a chicken, and tried to concentrate on taking notes.
Shi Yu was a little envious of Rona… Although he didn’t have to attend, for her safety, Rona still planned to come as a guest. However, since he wouldn’t be attending the opening ceremony, he could get up later—
After changing her clothes, Noah came to pick her up and go to the ranch. The young man was wearing a red hunting suit, a leather waist, pure white breeches and long boots, showing the arrogance and majesty of aristocrats.
However, Shi Yu was not in the mood to observe him. After arriving at the ranch with Noah, there were basically no people there. They sat in a lounge outside the ranch. The opening ceremony would be held here soon. While waiting, Shi Yu squinted his eyes several times and almost fell asleep, and then suddenly woke up.
"If you're really sleepy," Noah suggested gently, "just take a nap. I'll wake you up later."
"...How long will it take?" Shi Yu asked vaguely, leaning back in his chair and squinting his eyes.
"About an hour and a half."
"Then I'll sleep for a while," Shi Yu no longer insisted and reminded him worriedly, "You... remember."
"good."
Because Rona was present and the hunt had its own special features, Noah had already removed the surveillance ring before coming. He covered the girl's hand that was hanging by her side and gently held it in a soothing manner.
Shi Yu relaxed and fell into a deep sleep. He could hear the noise of the guests, the voice of a young man he seemed familiar with, and then Noah beside him seemed to stand up and politely and respectfully bless the people around him.
Shi Yu wanted to open her eyes to see what was going on, but just like when she was catching up on sleep during math class, she couldn't control herself at all.
Until Noah woke him up.
"Shi Yu, did you rest well?" Noah's face was hazy in front of Shi Yu. She uttered "Hmm?", rubbed her eyes, sat up straight, and mumbled sleepwalkingly: "What time is it...?"
"The hunt has already started for an hour." Noah checked the time. "You looked too tired just now, so I didn't wake you up."
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???
Shi Yu suddenly woke up. She stood up and looked around the empty hall in disbelief: "I fell asleep, so I am...?"
Noah also stood up and helped her comb her messy hair in a funny way: "What's wrong?"
"...I'm right next to you, so everyone will see me."
Shi Yu looked at Noah with resentment and pulled away his hand that was moving around on his head.
"It's okay, no one will talk about you." Noah said calmly, and then said, "Everyone has started hunting. Do you want to go outside and take a look?"
Shi Yu didn't believe Noah's comfort at all. She was depressed for a while and felt that it was useless to keep worrying about it.
"Let's go."
Shi Yu decided to kill time.
After going outside, some guests gathered outside the ranch suddenly burst into praise and cheers. Shi Yu also looked over and found that several young men in hunting clothes were riding horses towards the fence. They all had a great harvest, with bloody prey hanging next to the harness. They looked majestic and high-spirited as they rode.
"The first group of people who went out are back." Noah explained beside her, carefully helping her down the stairs and bringing her closer.
Male or female, the young men, all exuding the domineering aura of Alpha, dismounted after arriving outside the field, tied the reins to the fence, and carried the prey to look for their elders or relatives. Shi Yu saw a young man with some blood on his face looking around, then he parted the crowded crowd and walked towards here without hesitation.
She instinctively stepped back, but Noah stopped her by gently blocking her delicate back.
Then, Noah took a few steps forward and said with a natural and friendly smile: "Xiu, you're back."
Shi Yu lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly. She didn't dare look at the Alpha who was gradually approaching. After a long, or perhaps very short, silence, she heard Hugh Hoffman's hoarse voice, "Yes, I got home yesterday."
“It was fast and well done.”
"It's just so-so." Xiu held the back of his neck. His messy black hair and blood-stained profile highlighted a certain wild and arrogant charm in him. He always turned his eyes away and didn't face Noah directly, so naturally he didn't have to see the Omega who made him waver.
Shi Yu saw the boy's dirty leather boots, and his rough, bony hands dragging the prey roughly, blood splattering on his breeches and falling to the ground.
Shigure closed his eyes tremblingly and took a deep breath.
"Oh, this." Xiu concealed his feelings and glanced at the girl with her head down, as if he was talking to Noah, but he threw the prey in his hand between the two of them, even slightly towards Shi Yu.
"The first one is for you," he said.
The author has something to say:
Xiu: He is a stubborn person who cannot suppress his concern, tries to hide it in various ways, and tries to please the girl in his own way.
Shigure: Ugh, wow, why did he throw this horrible thing at me?! Is he hinting that he'll strangle me again? 5555 Help!
Note: The description of the clothing comes from Baidu Encyclopedia, which I searched for in two minutes. You can just take a look at it.
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