Chapter 102: Possessiveness, jealousy, and bitterness, like...
The afternoon sun shone through the glass windows onto the corridor. Ian and Xirui walked side by side. Xirui rubbed his shoulders and complained:
"Oh, I'm so tired today. My back and waist are sore. Buddy, you have to treat me to a meal to make up for it."
Ian glanced at him and said sarcastically, "All you do all day is eat and sleep. Why are you still complaining of being tired?"
Xirui came closer with a smile: "Of course not, you took advantage of my labor for free today, you can't treat me badly."
As they were talking, they walked to the elevator.
Ian pressed the button, the elevator door slowly opened, and they walked in. Xirui was still chattering about what to eat today, while Ian listened casually, his eyes casually scanning the corridor.
At this moment, a figure rushed over and squeezed in almost at the last moment before the elevator door closed.
Ian looked closely and saw that it was Lingni.
Lingni was wearing a white lab coat, his long gray-purple hair casually tied back, with a few strands hanging down his cheeks. The moment his gray-purple eyes caught sight of Ian, he revealed a surprised smile:
"Good day, Lord Ian."
Ian frowned slightly, but nodded in response.
Xirui leaned close to Ian's ear and asked in a low voice, "Hey, everyone calls you Chief, why doesn't he have to call you Chief?"
Ian glanced sideways at Xirui and said calmly, "Why don't you combine this with the rumors you heard this afternoon and make a guess."
Xirui was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Ohhhhh! This is the Lingni!"
Lingni didn't seem to notice Xirui's reaction. His eyes were always fixed on Ian, with a hint of eagerness and expectation in his eyes.
He lowered his head slightly, his voice soft but trembling: "Sir Ian, I... I really like you. Please take me. As long as I can follow you, I will do anything for you."
His tone was pitiful, as if he had suffered a great injustice but did not dare to take a step forward. He just stood there, staring at Ian with his gray-purple eyes.
His fingers were tightly clenched on the corner of his lab coat, his knuckles were slightly white, and he was obviously very excited.
"I...I know you have lost your memory..."
When Xirui heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked at Lingni.
Ian looked at Lingni coldly, a sarcastic smile on his lips, his expression extremely cold:
"Threate me? You know what I hate most in my life is being threatened."
Lingni's expression changed slightly, but he quickly adjusted his mood, still maintaining that pitiful and innocent look:
"Then can His Highness threaten you with just a piece of paper?"
Xirui thought to himself, wow, what kind of luck is this? What kind of Shura Field is this that he actually ran into? And he was watching it live. Oh no, it doesn’t seem to be a Shura Field.
Hearing this, Ian's eyes instantly turned cold, and his tone became sharper:
"I don't care how you know, just shut up."
"First of all, it's none of your business what happens between Hades and me."
"After all, what qualifications, identity, and position do you have to say this to me?"
"Secondly, your 'like' that comes from nowhere may not be genuine."
Sincerity may be hidden deep down, but hypocrisy is always on the surface and is so easy to spot.
Ian didn't think Lingni really liked him.
What's more, even if Lingni really likes Ian, Ian has no need or obligation to respond.
Lingni's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly regained his gentle and affectionate expression and said softly:
"Are you really not attracted to me at all? If not, why did you allow me to stay in the lab?"
The way he asked this made it sound as if there was some affair between them.
Ian only chuckled, with a hint of impoliteness in his eyes:
"Don't try to trick me with that kind of rhetoric."
"As for why you can stay in the laboratory, I think you should know better than me."
"——Also, there's a word in this world called self-love. Perhaps you should learn about it."
Having said this, there was no face left. Lingni's face finally darkened completely. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the elevator door opened with a "ding".
Ian didn't even glance at him again and walked out.
Xirui followed behind and looked back at Lingni, only to see Lingni standing there with an expression full of unwillingness.
The next second, Lingni suddenly rushed out of the elevator and hurriedly caught up.
"Sir Ian!"
Lingni's voice echoed in the empty underground parking lot.
Ian and Xirui had just taken two steps and were about to board the aircraft. When they heard the sound, Ian stopped and frowned slightly.
He turned around and saw Lingni running towards him, reaching out as if to grab his sleeve. However, Ian quickly blocked his hand, his eyes as cold as ice.
"Lingoni,"
Ian's voice was low and cold, with obvious impatience.
"I try not to say anything too harsh at work, but you've gone too far."
Lingni's hand froze in mid-air, and the expression on his face froze instantly.
A hint of panic flashed across his eyes, but was quickly replaced by stubbornness.
He bit his lower lip, his voice choked with sobs: "Sir Ian, I just... I just want to make it clear to you, I really like you, I..."
Ian interrupted him, his tone devoid of warmth: "If you didn't leave when I was still willing to say something nice, then you're only asking for trouble now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lingni's face turned pale instantly, and his fingers clenched the corner of his lab coat tightly, his knuckles turning white.
His voice trembled, with a hint of reluctance and grievance:
"My love... is it so insignificant to you?"
In fact, Lingni has always been cultivated according to the standards of the most popular mainstream female insects.
He knew how to appear pitiful, how to show weakness, how to soften and seduce the male insects with sweet words, so there were indeed very few male insects that were difficult to conquer, let alone one with such obvious disgust as Ian.
Lingni bit his lip hard:
No way... I have to capture Ian... Otherwise the mission will fail! He'll be killed when he returns...
How could this happen? What went wrong?
Obviously, there was nothing earth-shattering in the marriage between Ian and His Highness. They were so ordinary and mediocre, and rumor had it that their relationship was not good. How could it be so difficult to poach them?
Lingni really found it very confusing.
After reading the information about Ian and the Grand Prince, he originally thought that Ian had never married any female insects because he was threatened by the Grand Prince.
But now it seems that perhaps that guess was completely wrong.
It has nothing to do with it, even the direction was wrong.
Such a dull marriage, yet she doesn't even seek excitement? Moreover, His Highness doesn't look like the type who can hold onto a male insect...
Lingni's mind was in turmoil and chaos, but it had nothing to do with Ian.
Ian sneered, his eyes filled with undisguised sarcasm.
"Your love is not some rare treasure. In my eyes, it is just like garbage, but the difference between it and garbage is just the difference between the real and the immaterial."
Ian looked at Lingni coldly, his tone without a trace of hesitation:
"I don't care who you are or who's behind you. If you bother me again—"
He paused, his voice low and dangerous, "Then you can try the consequences."
After saying that, Ian turned around, opened the door of the aircraft, and sat in the driver's seat.
Xirui stood aside, watched the whole process, and sat in the passenger seat silently.
The sound of the aircraft starting up echoed in the parking lot. The car slowly drove out of the parking lot. Lingni's figure became smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror and finally disappeared into the darkness.
Xirui folded his hands behind his head, looking lazy and gossiping openly:
"Dude, I can't tell. You have a lot of luck in love, but this might be a bad luck."
Ian didn't answer, but just said lightly: "Let's go and eat."
At the same time, in the dark corner of the underground parking lot, a black aircraft was parked quietly.
Its appearance is low-key and steady, as if it blends in with the surrounding shadows. If you don't look closely, it is almost impossible to detect its existence.
On the other side of the aircraft, stood a tall female insect.
He was wearing a neatly tailored military uniform, the shoulder straps gleaming coldly in the dim light. His short, silver-gray hair was neatly combed back, revealing a sharp-edged face.
The female insect's eyes were deep and cold, and her silver-gray pupils were covered with a thick layer of fog in the darkness, carrying a chilling murderous aura.
Like a sword drawn from its sheath, it is deafening.
It was His Highness—Heddis.
He leaned against the aircraft, his hands in the pockets of his military uniform, exuding an invisible sense of oppression.
His gaze was fixed on the distance, where Ian and Lingni had just confronted each other. Although the distance was not close, he clearly saw everything that had just happened.
Including the way Lingni was entangled with Ian.
Ian had clearly rejected Lingni mercilessly, but Hades still felt angry.
It's like the black dragon's treasure is coveted by others.
There was no expression on Hades' face, his thin lips were tightly pursed, as if he was suppressing some emotion.
There was a coldness in his eyes, like undercurrents surging beneath the surface of a frozen lake.
Of course, Hedis had read Lingni's information and also investigated Lingni.
Moreover... I have heard about Lingni's pursuit of Ian.
At that time, Hades felt that he had no right to interfere.
But he was losing control now.
Silence stretched in the darkness, with only the occasional sound of wind coming from the parking lot. Hades's eyes still did not move away, his fingers tightened slightly in his pockets, and his knuckles turned white from the force.
After a moment, he slowly lowered his brows and smiled, but the coldness in his eyes did not diminish at all.
Now... it doesn't matter... Because he is not in front of Ian, not in front of his lord, so Hades can fully release his soft side.
"Hero..."
It was low and hoarse, as if squeezed out from the depths of the throat, carrying with it an indescribable pain.
The two words floated gently in the silent air, carrying endless emotions.
Jealousy and bitterness, like the pervasive whispers of a demon, kept echoing in his ears.
Those emotions were like a sharp knife, cutting through his calm exterior bit by bit, exposing the most vulnerable part deep in his heart.
It tempted Hades to be dominated by such emotions and even react in a way that was not like his own.
Lost my composure.
In an instant, Hades' body stiffened suddenly, and he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if an invisible knife was stirring his internal organs.
His face turned pale in an instant, and fine beads of cold sweat oozed from his forehead and slowly slid down his cheeks.
His trembling fingers gripped the edge of the aircraft tightly, his knuckles turning white from the strain, as if this was the only thing that could keep him from falling.
He half-crouched, his tall body slightly hunched, revealing a rare fragility. His silver-grey eyes were tightly closed, his brows furrowed tightly.
At this moment, the pain felt like punishment.
Punish Hades for his possessiveness of Ian.
After all, wanting to monopolize her male lord is a mistake that no female monarch can afford to make.
Of course, Hades is the next heir to the throne. From this perspective, he is indeed qualified to monopolize a male insect, but -
However, Ian should recover his memory soon. By then, everything he has now will be just a reflection in a dream, which will shatter at the slightest touch.
Cannot be retained.
Just like the midnight bell will continue to ring, everything will return to its original state.
What it should be like,
That's what it is like.
Now that the research on the catalepsy drug has been so successful, if the progress continues, Ian will soon... have the opportunity to divorce Hades.
The agreement they signed in black and white at that time turned into a boomerang and pierced Hades' heart.
Before I knew it, I was in severe pain.
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