“You are my accomplice now, I can’t let you go.”

“Who is your accomplice! I have nothing to do with you, let go!” I angrily pried his fingers apart.

Wei Heng refused to let go, and I couldn’t break free. In desperation, I kicked him.

He dodged to the side, causing me to lose balance and fall.

“Careful!”

Wei Heng caught me by the waist, but he too lost his footing, and we both fell together.

Thud!

I landed on top of Wei Heng’s chest. He became my human cushion, and we both tumbled into a rose garden.

Petals flew everywhere, and a group of startled butterflies fluttered around us, dancing in the air.

My hands were on Wei Heng’s chest as we stared at each other in shock.

Reflected in his deep brown eyes, I could see my own face. Our noses were almost touching, and even our breaths mingled together.

But I didn’t have time to savor the romantic tension.

The first thing that came to my mind was that he had just recovered; what if he got hurt again?

Panicked, I scrambled to get up and helped him sit up by holding onto his arm.

“How do you feel? Does your head hurt?”

I brushed aside his hair, checking the back of his head for any bumps.

Then I grabbed his arms and legs, inspecting his joints.

“How do you feel? Did you hurt anywhere?”

Wei Heng chuckled.

“I’m not a child. Do you really think a little fall could hurt me?”

I suddenly realized I had overreacted and hurriedly tried to compose myself.

“N-no, as long as you’re okay…”

I awkwardly mumbled, “Then I’ll be leaving now, take care…”

“Wait a minute!”

Wei Heng reached out, wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me close. He stared intently into my eyes.

“Why are you so worried about me? Tell me, have we met before?”

“No!”

I denied it without hesitation. Desperate to get away, I reminded him:

“General Wei, today is your engagement party. Are you planning to hide here all day?”

Wei Heng shrugged.

“It’s too boring here. I want to go out.”

“Then go out, I need to leave…”

Before I could finish, he suddenly hoisted me onto his shoulder.

“What are you doing!” I cried in shock.

“I’m escaping, and taking an accomplice with me.”

Without giving me a chance to argue, Wei Heng headed straight for the pavilion in the greenhouse.

I yelled for him to put me down, but Wei Heng was unmoved.

Using fingerprint recognition, he triggered a hidden mechanism in the pavilion. The floor opened up, revealing a secret passage.

What? There’s even something like this?

I was too stunned to speak.

Effortlessly, Wei Heng carried me down the passage, and I nervously clung to his back.

“What are you planning? Don’t do anything rash…”

Inside the passage was a levitating motorcycle.

Wei Heng set me down on the bike, and I stammered:

“Where are you taking me?”

“I already told you, we’re escaping.”

Without waiting for my response, he expertly placed a helmet on my head.

Wei Heng put on his own helmet, casually mounted the bike, and sped off at breakneck speed.

As the bike started, a protective spherical shield formed around us.

It was my first time riding something like this. The supersonic speed terrified me, and I could only cling tightly to Wei Heng’s waist.

Half an hour later, he stopped the bike by the riverside where a cool breeze was blowing.

I awkwardly removed the helmet, and Wei Heng helped me off the bike by holding my waist.

I noticed the personal terminal on his wrist flashing red—someone was trying to contact him.

Having left his engagement party without permission, I bet things were in chaos back there.

I had accepted money from Ge Yun, and I shouldn’t be getting involved with him.

Once again, I repeated:

“General Wei, I’m leaving now. When you’re done having fun, just head back on your own.”

I placed the helmet on the bike, and Wei Heng asked:

“Where are you going?”

“It’s none of your business.”

“Are you going home? Take me with you to hide,” he joked with a playful grin.

I had never known him to be such a shameless person.

While taking care of Wei Heng, I had read a lot about him.

He was a top student, both in academics and physical training. At eighteen, he graduated first in his class from the Galactic Military Academy.

He aced both the military and academic courses, breaking the school’s record.

The academy’s admission rate was less than one in a thousand, impossible to get into even with connections. The students there were future leaders.

At twenty-two, Wei Heng’s career was smooth sailing, with all eyes on him.

When he was declared brain-dead, even the supreme commander expressed regret.

People said it was a case of genius cut down by fate, talent dying too soon.

But against all odds, he came back to life.

Such a legendary young hero—how could he be the same shameless guy standing before me?

Annoyed, I said:

“General Wei, we aren’t related, you don’t even know my name. If you need to hide, why not book a hotel or go to a friend’s place? That would make more sense.”

I didn’t understand what he was running from. Did he not want to marry Lin Yueyuan?

If so, why?

He answered me one by one:

“Who said I don’t know your name? You’re Lin Xingze. Last time, your father lied and said you were adopted, but you’re actually Lin Yueyuan’s older brother.

“As for a hotel, I’d have to register my identity. I’d be exposed.

“And friends? I’ve been asleep for three years. I’d feel awkward troubling those I haven’t contacted in so long.”

I nearly spat blood.

“So you’re fine troubling me?”

Wei Heng shamelessly grinned.

“Yes, I don’t know why, but I feel a connection with you, like we’ve known each other for a long time.”

My heart skipped a beat.

I forced a laugh:

“That’s just your imagination.”

Taking advantage of my response, he pressed on:

“Let me stay at your place. I’ll leave as soon as the heat dies down, I promise not to cause you any trouble!”

“Absolutely not!” I firmly refused and bluntly told him, “I’m leaving the capital tomorrow. I really can’t take you in, you’ll have to find someone else.”

I had already bought a train ticket for tomorrow morning to head back to my father’s hometown.

When Wei Heng heard this, his eyes lit up.

“Leaving the capital? Where are you going?”

I stepped back, wary.

“What are you planning…”

“Take me with you!” He tapped on his personal terminal, talking to himself, “You don’t need to tell me, I can find out with my clearance.”

I shouted:

“You can’t abuse your authority! That’s my personal privacy!”

He replied shamelessly:

THE NEXT OF THIS CHAPTER IS CHAPTER 6, YOU CAN FIND THE CHAPTER 5 AFTER THE CHAPTER 12, PLEASE MANUALLY CLICK THE CHAPTER 5 IN THE TABLE OF CONTENT. SORRY I MESS UP THE CHAPTERS 🥲