Chapter 179 I'm so envious of this fairytale romance
The joint operation, which lasted for nearly four months, has finally come to an end.
At the post-war high-level meeting, the Commander-in-Chief specifically mentioned, "The Dark Star and Sunlight squads achieved the most outstanding results this time. Colonel Xie and Colonel Lin, they are commended. What rewards would you like upon returning?"
Xie Xingchen was dressed in a dark blue military uniform, his tie was neatly tied and buttoned, and the medals on his chest displayed his outstanding achievements. At such a young age, he already exuded the imposing aura of a superior.
However, the moment he opened his mouth, he seemed like a young man just beginning to experience love: "Nothing else, I just need the marriage application approved and the marriage leave approved as soon as possible. It's really urgent, really urgent, really urgent."
Lin Yao kicked him under the table but couldn't stop him. The originally serious meeting instantly became relaxed, filled with laughter.
"Are you rushing him like this because you're afraid Commander Lin will run away?" a subordinate teased.
Lin Yao pulled his military cap down, covering most of his face; it was utterly embarrassing.
Xie Xingchen didn't hide anything and nodded, saying, "That's right. Our Commander Lin is so young, beautiful, and charming. She's invincible on the battlefield and seduces women in private. If we don't bring her home quickly, who will be responsible if she gets kidnapped?"
Lin Yao gritted his teeth: "You'd better shut up."
The Commander-in-Chief turned to his secretary and said, "Go and urge them. They even brought it up at the meeting. It seems they are in a real hurry. They've listed Colonel Xie and Colonel Lin's marriage application as an important matter for next week."
The implication is that it should be recorded in the meeting outline and sent to all departments with a single click.
Lin Yao felt like dying and tried to stop him, saying, "There's no need to go to such lengths. It's wasting too many resources. We're really not in that rush."
Hsieh Hsing-chen, standing to the side, disagreed, repeatedly emphasizing, "It's very urgent, thank you very much for the Commander's concern."
Lin Yao: ""
Three days after this meeting, the entire military received a notification of Xie Xingchen and Lin Yao's marriage application. Below the bright red "agree," there was also a line of small print.
"Because Colonel Xie was in a great hurry, he issued an expedited approval, granting permission for the marriage."
When Cheng Boyan received the notification, he was having dinner with the soon-to-be-married couple and was very unhappy.
So they called the relevant department to complain: "When will Cheng Boyan and He Li's marriage application be approved? Why were Xie Xingchen and He Li approved? Are they getting special treatment?"
The person on the other end stammered, "Wait, let me check. Just a moment, just a moment... Colonel Xie and Colonel Lin's process was expedited a bit because... the Commander-in-Chief personally gave the order... Don't worry, your review is already halfway done, it'll be over soon..."
Cheng Boyan's tone was extremely cold: "I also need to expedite things; we can't lose."
"Okay, okay, we'll expedite it." The clerk on the other end of the phone said, sweating profusely. "Because you and Section Chief He are both Alphas, the approval process will be more complicated."
“I don’t care,” Cheng Boyan emphasized repeatedly. “I will call you at the same time tomorrow.”
He Li was stuffing food into his mouth, laughing uncontrollably.
"Minister Cheng, why did you skip the proposal step? It seems a bit insincere." Xie Xingchen fanned the flames from the side, while raising his left hand and showing off the wedding ring on his ring finger. "Unlike me, I already had Yao Yao's engagement ring a long time ago."
Cheng Boyan: "........."
He Li whispered in defense of her boyfriend: "He has proposed. He asks me about the ring every morning. I'm just too shy to wear it."
Lin Yao said sarcastically, "So you're proposing every morning without sharing it with your best friends? How distant."
Xie Xingchen followed up with his wife, saying, "So you secretly submitted your marriage application without even sharing it with your friends. How distant."
"Brother Yao!!!" He Li still couldn't get used to Lin Yao making similar jokes to him from time to time. "You've been corrupted by Xie Gou! You're talking just like him now!"
Lin Yao said mischievously, "Before the process is finalized, I suggest you think it over carefully. Bo Yan is too cunning; you're easily fooled."
“Exactly. Don’t let his refined appearance fool you; he’s got a lot of bad intentions behind the scenes,” Xie Xingchen said lazily. “Once he’s behind closed doors, we won’t be able to save you.”
"You two," Cheng Boyan said with a forced smile, "you're ungrateful. Who lent you their phone for a video call back then? Who was your rumored boyfriend? Who went through all the trouble of mediating and relaying messages between you? You beasts."
Xie Xingchen laughed uncontrollably: "Alright, then He Li, you'd better reluctantly agree to him, otherwise someone will come to my house with a knife in the middle of the night."
Lin Yao chimed in, "Did He Li agree? He dared to submit the application without agreeing? That's wicked."
"Did you agree?" Cheng Boyan turned around, realizing he had wronged his brother, who was just waiting to provide an assist.
"I agree, I agree, I agree." Only then did He Li realize that these two were deliberately trying to see his embarrassed expression. How annoying.
He said angrily, "When are you two going to register your marriage?"
Lin Yao said casually, "I'll go after I finish eating."
He Li: ? ? ? ? ? ?
Is this the kind of audacity to take down a sniper with a single shot? The military notification came down less than ten minutes ago; even fighter jets couldn't fly that fast.
"Then congratulations." Cheng Boyan raised his glass, saying sourly, "You still couldn't catch the curve and overtake, you lost."
"Thank you, congratulations!" Xie Xingchen announced happily, "The time and place for the wedding have also been chosen. I'm actually here today to deliver the invitations."
Cheng Boyan delivered another blow to his conscience: "Damn, I lost again."
He Li: ? ? ? ? ? ?
He was dumbfounded by the repeated bombings: "No way, this is progressing at a rocket speed! Didn't you two just come back from the war zone a week ago?"
“He’s in a hurry.” Lin Yao said, unable to hide his smile. “He’s been quietly preparing for this.”
Cheng Boyan clicked his tongue: "Alright, that's enough. No wonder you said you were going to treat us to dinner. Turns out it was a trap to show off your love."
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the two were dressed very formally under their coats, wearing matching shirts that were perfectly pressed without a single wrinkle, and their hairstyles were neatly combed, making them look handsome and well-matched.
He Li said with a grin, "I just happened to bring a camera, so I'll take a picture of you two. When we meet again tomorrow, you'll be married!"
Lin Yao and Xie Xingchen exchanged a smile, and the scene froze.
They originally thought the registration process would be very troublesome, but to their surprise, after the two of them went there, signed, took photos, and got their documents stamped, they received two small booklets.
Lin Yao looked at it over and over for a while, still a little dazed: "Is it really that simple?"
Looking at the names side by side, with the status changed to "married," Xie Xingchen sighed, "The procedures are quite simple, but getting to this point was so difficult. Lin, you're really married now."
He spoke in He Li's tone, his eyes and brows smiling.
Lin Yao hummed in agreement, a smile playing on his lips, and turned to look at him: "Going home?"
Xie Xingchen reached out and grabbed his hand, their fingers intertwined, and they strolled unsteadily towards home, exuding a very reassuring sense of security: "Let's take a walk back. Shouldn't we make it official?"
"If we send out invitations one by one tomorrow or the day after, isn't that the official announcement?" Lin Yao squinted as he looked at the sunset in the distance.
Aside from that one time he went public, he rarely posts anything related to Xie Xingchen. It always feels sticky and a bit embarrassing.
"That won't do. You have to come up with a cheesy, mushy way of saying it, the kind that makes everyone so envious of me." Xie Xingchen was very proud of himself at the moment. "Like calling me 'husband' or something."
"You think you can be so reckless just because you're married?" Lin Yao sneered. "You wish."
Xie Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly and shamelessly said, "I can call you husband too."
Lin Yao added his one-word comment: "Get lost."
The two strolled back slowly, and as soon as they got home, they found many gift boxes in the express delivery locker at the door. Most of them were congratulatory gifts sent by their colleagues in the military. Lin Yao carried them all in at once, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and opened them one by one.
Xie Xingchen was still editing his exquisite caption: "Should I remind everyone to come and see this?"
"Showing off your love will get you struck by lightning," Lin Yao said. "It's one thing to post it, but to force people to see it is just robbery."
"Okay." Xie Xingchen's gaze fell on the pile of boxes. "What did you send?"
"Hmm, these are a pair of wine glasses, this is a set of bedding, these are wedding dolls..." Lin Yao introduced them one by one, his finger pausing in front of a box. He picked it up, somewhat puzzled, "What's this?"
Xie Xingchen leaned closer and rummaged through the box, thoroughly delighted: "Cat ears, bells, a little tail, whose friend has such refined taste?"
Lin Yao hadn't considered any other possibilities, so he was completely bewildered: "Huh? What's this for?"
Xie Xingchen put the fluffy ears on his head, gently flicked them with his fingers, and automatically filled in the picture in his mind, implying, "Of course, they're for our little kitten Yao Yao to wear."
Lin Yao: ""
A filthy person sees everything as filthy.
He flipped the box over and saw the sender: Xiao Qi, that damned sister-in-law.
"How about we give it a try?" Xie Xingchen's face was full of anticipation.
Lin Yao resisted with all his might, turning his head to the side: "Don't even think about it."
Xie Xingchen looked at the gift from all angles and felt that it was exactly what he wanted to receive. He thought it was important to express his gratitude promptly, so he immediately called the other party to express his joy: "I received the gift, and I really like it."
"You're already using it?" Jiang Qiran asked teasingly, full of gossip. "It's not even evening yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Lin Yao gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Why are all the gifts other people give so formal? You..."
Jiang Qiran said innocently, "What? Don't you like it? I carefully selected it and even took your older brother's advice into consideration."
"I really like it, your taste is amazing." Xie Xingchen glanced at the ear out of the corner of his eye, and in just one second, he was completely thrilled.
"I really like it." Lin Yao said fiercely, taking off the headband and putting it on Xie Xingchen's head, then replied, "It's already on Xie Xingchen."
Jiang Qiran paused for several seconds, struggling to visualize the scene, and still found it unbelievable.
If his information is correct, Lin Yao should be an Omega, right? Could he have made a mistake?
He hesitated and said, "Hmm? Why is it for Xie Xingchen? Shouldn't it be for you? Your brother said you're an Omega."
We can't just kill the Alpha because this Omega is too powerful...
Lin Yao looked at Xie Xingchen's two ears, which looked out of place and comical, and couldn't help but laugh: "Who said this can only be given to Omegas?"
"You two really do have an unconventional way of doing things, you're really something else," Jiang Qiran remarked. "Alright, alright, whoever wants to use it is fine, as long as you're happy. Happy wedding!"
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Lin Yao hung up the phone with a smile, then turned around and saw Xie Xingchen looking resentful. His tone became more cheerful, "Why do you look unhappy?"
Xie Xingchen, with his pale ears sticking out, said with a resentful look, "I want you to wear them, I want to see them."
Lin Yao didn't speak, but just looked down at him with a tense expression.
Xie Xingchen lowered his voice even further, making him sound even more pitiful: "We just got our marriage certificate today, can't you celebrate and make me happy?"
Lin Yao teased him deliberately, "Then why don't you make me happy?"
"How do you want to be happy?" Xie Xingchen asked in return.
"Bell like a dog twice so I can hear it," Lin Yao said sternly.
Xie Xingchen felt no guilt whatsoever. He slightly raised his head, as if willingly handing the collar over to the other person, and barked at him, "Woof!"
Lin Yao: ""
I lost, I lost. Trying to compete with someone so shameless is utterly humiliating.
As night fell, the colleagues in the military saw the two identical posts, with no text, only a simple photo of a marriage certificate, showing the change in marital status.
Xie Xingchen, Alpha, married.
Lin Yao, Omega, married.
[Lin Yao is an Omega?! Holy crap?!]
Wait, wait, wait, this is even more shocking than you two getting your marriage certificate! Omega? He's an Omega? There must be a printing error.
[Holy crap, this Omega beats me up every time I train, I don't believe there's such a strong Omega...]
[So, why is Commander Lin suddenly willing to publicly reveal his second gender after hiding it in the military for so many years?]
.........
Because Xie Xingchen taught me that whether I'm an Alpha or an Omega, I can be myself without fear.
This was Lin Yao's reply. After he posted it, the comments were full of sour grapes and he replied to it all at once.
[Such a couple, I'm so envious of their fairytale romance!]
[Such a couple, I'm so envious of their fairytale romance!]
[Such a couple, I'm so envious of their fairytale romance!]
.........
Not long after, Colonel Lin, who was invincible on the battlefield, surrendered completely and lost focus in his eyes.
The kitten's ears, peeking out from its black fur, looked especially adorable as it was playfully kissed by its Alpha.
"Call me," Xie Xingchen said in a low voice.
"Husband..." Lin Yao's eyes were moist as he spoke obediently.
Xie Xingchen held the back of his neck and kissed him slowly from behind his ear, his voice low and husky, with a hint of laughter.
"How pitiful, you little glutton."
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