"He's testing whether you'll obey him or not." Shen Que said.
Pei Ji sneered.
"Losing doesn't feel good." Shen Que's voice softened.
"It's not a pleasant feeling to be kept in the dark." Pei Ji started to retort.
Shen Que rested his forehead against his shoulder.
"Would you like to go home?" He nuzzled Alpha with his nose. "Today, I want to go home for dinner."
…
After dinner, Shen Que took the initiative to stay in Pei Ji's study.
Alpha sat on the sofa and gave him a cold look.
"Have you made up a lie?"
Shen Que smiled helplessly, “Listen to me first, you may not want to hear this topic.”
Pei Ji: "Then don't say anything. You've been hiding a lot from me anyway."
There was actually a hint of grievance in the words.
Shen Que raised an eyebrow, "Then I'll leave?"
After saying that, he turned around and opened the door.
Pei Ji: "Can you at least tell me the lies?!"
Shen Que smiled slightly, returned to the sofa, leaned against the back of the sofa, and looked at Pei Ji seriously with his cold eyes.
"What do you think of the current situation in the Imperial Court?"
Pei Ji was silent.
He really doesn't want to hear about this topic.
Two seconds later, he said, "If the communication you received was from the Imperial Court, then I probably know what it is, and you don't need to tell me."
He paused and looked back at Chen Que.
"Why do you have to get involved in the struggle of the Imperial Court? As long as you stay on Baisha Star and stay by my side, no one can hurt you."
When the matching results of the optical brain came out, Pei Li rejected Carolina again and again.
The reason why he was determined to marry Chen Que despite the pressure was because he couldn't bear to see the person he cared about fall into the muddy water. He wanted to take the scarred Que back to his side and take care of her.
But now, Xiao Que has recovered from his injuries and is going back to the center of the storm.
"I can't escape." Shen Que said.
"Because of the Queen?" Pei Ji's eyes were burning.
Shen Que nodded, "I swore an oath."
"You have a really strong sense of responsibility, First Commander." Pei Ji smiled bitterly.
Shen Que's expression was cold and calm.
"Admiral, if someone plotted against you, destroyed the things you valued most, and not only that, hurt your family and killed your comrades, what would you do?"
Pei Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "I will send him to hell."
Shen Que raised his eyelids, "I can do it too."
Sighing silently, Pei Ji stood up, walked around the sofa, took Chen Que's hand, and wrapped it in his palm.
"I'll help you find the traitor and hand him over to Carolina to be cut into pieces. Can you stay with me and be my love?"
Pei Ji kissed the cold fingertips in his hand.
"I don't mind if you return to the fleet, become a commander, and fight for the Empire. I only ask that you stop working for the Queen. Is that okay?"
Shen Que shook his head.
Silence was like a silent wall separating the two people.
Time seemed to suddenly slow down, and the air became heavy and oppressive.
After a while, Shen Que spoke again: "Do you hate His Majesty?"
Pei Ji sighed deeply: "I don't hate her."
In fact, Pei Ji admired this woman who single-handedly supported the empire.
Although the Star Network took his words out of context, most of the people on the planet believed that Pei Ji, and even the entire Pei family, had never respected Carolina.
But even Pei Li, who had never gotten along with her, occasionally said in informal settings: "This woman is quite impressive."
"I just hate power struggles."
Pei Ji stroked Chen Que's hand bit by bit, as if he wanted to warm it with his own temperature.
"Whoever holds that position will be caught up in this conflict. Resources, land, and even the people of the star are merely bargaining chips used by those in power to consolidate their power."
"But the people of Baishaxing always put their hometown first."
"We are not the same kind of people."
"I know." Shen Que said.
Having lived here for so long, he already knew it.
If the smuggling of sand gold had not involved Baisha Star, Pei Li and Ai Fan would not have allowed him, an outsider, to set foot on this land.
He is different from the people here.
He has no home.
Shen Que wanted to pull his hand back, but the temperature on his fingertips was too hot, as if it was about to burn him.
But Pei Ji refused and held Shen Que even tighter.
"You are also from Baisha Star now."
The pheromones with the smell of sand and dust enveloped the person in his arms.
Pei Ji lowered his head and looked deeply at Shen Que.
"What do you want?"
What exactly do you want to get when Lingyu says so?
Being stared at by those deep and loving eyes, Shen Que suddenly relaxed his tense body as if a force had been lifted off his shoulders.
He rested his forehead on Pei Ji's shoulder.
Fatigue, helplessness, determination, and many complex emotions flashed through his eyes.
He placed his hand on the Alpha's chest, feeling his heart beating vigorously in his palm.
Shen Que asked softly: "Can you always love me?"
Pei Ji kissed the top of his head gently, his voice unspeakably gentle.
"I have always loved you."
“Always.”
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after saying this, Pei Ji suddenly smelled a faint floral scent in the air, mixed with a hint of damp water vapor.
Mixed into the dry desert.
He felt Shen Que buried in his arms.
The Omega seemed to like this position very much, sinking himself deeply into it, not showing him his expression, but still wanting his comfort and hug.
The clothes on my chest became a little damp.
Pei Ji smiled helplessly.
He thought he would never be able to deal with Shen Que in his lifetime.
Why does this person lack love so much? He has the talent and status that everyone envies, but his heart is like an empty hole.
He sighed.
"Aren't you asking me what I think about the situation in the Imperial Court?"
"I take it back." Shen Que's voice was hoarse.
"Then I'll tell you now."
Pei Ji patted his back again and again, his chin pressing against his soft black hair.
"The traitor who betrayed the First Fleet is either a supporter of Her Royal Highness the Princess or a remnant of the old emperor who remains in the Imperial Court."
"Moreover, it is highly likely that they are from the Seventh Fleet."
"Is it right?"
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