"Eldest son, you must marry someone better. Grandma's wish will be passed on to your younger brother," Old Master He said to He Mo, who had just returned home.
"Grandpa, you shouldn't interfere in my brother's and my marriage."
"Oh, Grandpa is doing this for your own good. Are you free tomorrow? The business the Xia family is involved in will just make up for the He family's shortcomings. Your grandma likes that girl, who is also well-behaved and sensible. She will definitely raise the child well."
"...Whatever you say, I have a mission tomorrow morning."
Are you free at noon?
"Um."
"Okay, let's have dinner at Yuhua Restaurant then."
"good."
...
After completing the mission, He Mo rushed to the restaurant without even changing his clothes.
He was starving to death.
Then he saw the girl he had saved before. She was very beautiful, gentle and harmless, standing quietly beside her mother like a harmless little lamb, with a sweet smile.
Then I heard my grandfather start talking about my younger brother's marriage.
The girl wasn't angry when she heard that her fiancé's identity had been changed; she just sat quietly to the side, eating her food in small bites.
The omegas He Mo met all seemed to have small appetites, but she ate exceptionally little, no wonder she was so thin and weak that she could be lifted up with ease.
They met again three years later. The omega had come of age, and her sister had somehow run away from her arranged marriage.
She was married off to Xia's younger brother. Although her brother was capable, he was not a good husband. He often had affairs outside the home, and sometimes he would even bring some of his affairs to the old house.
She wasn't angry and stayed quietly at the He family's house. She was often seen staring blankly at the red roses below.
He and she had occasionally eaten together, and she always looked at him with a strange gaze.
For reasons unknown, he often went home to keep his sister-in-law company, who seemed rather pitiful.
At first, she was a little shy and spoke to him in a low voice, but later they were able to communicate normally, and he found that she was very smart and capable.
The two of them found themselves talking more and more.
Later, their relationship gradually became a little strange, and He Mo realized that something was wrong with him, so he quietly reduced the contact between the two of them.
She seemed to have noticed his aloofness as well, and she reverted to being the one who loved to stare out the window in a daze.
Until one day, at General Ye's victory celebration banquet, she suddenly grabbed him and said:
"Brother He Mo, do you absolutely have to attend the banquet tomorrow?"
"If I don't go, people will gossip."
"So, have you ever gotten involved with any of those family businesses?"
She seemed to be asking out of curiosity.
"No, Mu Cheng is in charge of it all. I have a bit of a headache when it comes to those words and numbers." He Mo looked at her gripping his wrist, but didn't pull away.
"Well... could you not go tomorrow...?"
"What's wrong?"
She seemed unsure of what to say and hesitated for a moment before looking at him, "Could you come with me to the hospital tomorrow? I haven't been in contact with the outside world for too long, and I'm a little scared."
"...This..." He Mo hesitated, but seeing her on the verge of tears, he sighed and agreed.
She immediately smiled and said happily, "Thank you, Brother Mo."
His smile was so beautiful that he could never forget it.
Early the next morning.
Grandpa and my younger brother both went to the celebration banquet.
He then quietly took her to the hospital.
He Mo didn't know why she didn't tell her younger brother, even though he was her husband.
He glanced sideways at Xia Shizhao in the passenger seat, silently thinking, "This is the last time."
Next time, he'll apply to be stationed on a remote planet.
Xia Shizhao looked at the scenery flashing past the window, a hint of desolation in his eyes, and said softly, "Brother Mo."
"What's wrong?" He Mo asked.
"Will you regret saving me...?"
She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
He Mo didn't understand: "Why do you say that?"
"If... never mind..."
She propped her chin up and looked out the window, seemingly both nostalgic and relieved.
He Mo didn't know why, but he always felt that she seemed to be finally about to be free.
This realization made him somewhat flustered.
"What's wrong?"
There was a tension in his voice that he himself was unaware of.
She glanced down at the news headline, chuckled softly, and tears streamed down her face.
With tears welling up in her eyes, she looked at He Mo and said, "Brother Mo...it's all over, I'm sorry..."
He Mo found a spot to park the car and patted her head: "What's wrong?"
Looking into his worried eyes, her heart ached slightly. She cupped his face and kissed him.
He Mo was shocked, but dared not push her away.
But she didn't kiss him for long; his scarlet lips were glistening, and his expression was somewhat sickly.
"Goodbye, Brother Mo. If you hate me, then I deserve it. Hate is better than indifference."
She opened the car door and ran away.
He Mo wanted both of them to calm down and didn't plan to pursue them.
He grabbed his hair and rubbed it vigorously.
He had been outside for several hours, and in a fit of anger, he drove home, only to find that the He family's house was being guarded by Xingjun.
He was detained while looking completely bewildered.
"General He, He Mucheng's businesses are involved in treason, and Old Master He is also being interrogated. Please cooperate."
Later, he was acquitted, but his grandfather and brother were imprisoned and sentenced to death.
He recalled the resolute look in her eyes at that time.
When we came out, I couldn't help but ask her how she was.
He committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
She confessed to all her crimes, dragging the Xia family into the mess as well.
The once-glorious He and Xia families collapsed overnight and were nailed to the pillar of shame.
Later, He Mo understood.
She hates them, so she wants to destroy everything.
More than a decade of infiltration was all for the purpose of destroying them in one fell swoop.
He didn't hate her in the end, because they deserved it.
He was stripped of his generalship, left Starlink, found a beautiful planet to live on in seclusion, and planted red roses all over his backyard.
He spent his entire life under his grandfather's control, and he tried to rebel but failed.
He didn't want to join the army, but someone needed to stabilize the family's position.
Only he can go.
His preferences were suppressed from childhood, but his younger brother was able to have everything he liked, while he was not allowed to have anything he liked.
Gradually, he also became boring.
My life revolves around two points every day.
His feelings for his family had long been exhausted by his family members who had fallen into the pursuit of fame and fortune.
Sometimes when I go home, I face my grandfather's moral blackmail, so I often leave early and return late, and try not to go home if I can avoid it.
Until one day, he discovered that a former 'him' had appeared in his house.
Unable to leave, she could only wither away in this home, consumed by unhappiness.
He felt pity for her.
But pity slowly turned sour after contact.
He knew this was wrong, yet he was still drawn to her lingering gaze.
Later he realized that he loved her.
However, they are now separated by death, and he went from being a general to a flower grower.
And she has remained forever 30 years old.
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