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I didn’t expect that he would just lick my finger and even suck a bit of my blood.

But I don’t remember what happened next. I just felt like I slept very soundly.

The next day, he hid in my wardrobe again.

At the same time, I realized he probably wasn’t just an ordinary Omega.

But I also got the idea to play a little prank on him. I deliberately cut a few wounds on myself.

Sure enough, he came to suck blood again, silly but cute.

His fluffy head rubbed against my chest. God knows how much I regretted cutting the wounds there.

Later, he told me that he was a time-traveling vampire.

Though it sounded absurd, I still believed him.

Given that he was all alone in this world, I reluctantly used my status to get him registered, making him a citizen of the Federation.

Watching him happily suck blood every day, I felt a stir in my heart.

It was a feeling I’d never experienced before.

I realized that I seemed to have fallen for him.

But it seemed like he didn’t like me and went to look for other Alphas.

That day, I got so angry that I couldn’t help but spank him a few times, but when it came to actually doing it, all my strength disappeared.

I couldn’t bear to hit him hard—I was afraid he’d cry.

I think I’m doomed.

Everyone in the Federation knows that if I don’t find an Omega I like by the time I’m thirty, I’ll be forcibly matched.

I plan to confess to him on that day, in front of everyone.

But… he ran away again.

I started to doubt whether he really liked me. My rational mind told me to let go, but I couldn’t control myself and went to find him.

Feeling him crying and hugging me tightly, I was relieved that I made the right choice.

Since I was a child, I grew up listening to the stories of Earth and the Moon.

I think I want to be like the Moon too, always protecting him.

During the war with the Insect Clan, every idle moment I spent looking at his picture.

No longer like the past when I went to the battlefield with nothing on my mind—now, someone was waiting for me at home.

Surrounded by thousands of the Insect Clan, all I could think about was him.

Never before had I wanted to live so desperately.

But the Insect Clan’s weapons were relentless, piercing through my body without mercy.

Seeing his tear-swollen eyes, and being unable to even wipe away his tears, I hated myself.

I broke my promise.

I didn’t make it home.

I had a long dream, so long that I thought I’d never wake from it.

Until sunlight shone on my face.

I never thought I’d wake up again, in a hospital room.

And there he was, lying next to me.

I held his bandaged hand.

Our future is still long.

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Bonus Chapter: Forum Post Style

On the first day of the New Year, a post suddenly went viral: “Shocking! General Xi Chenyi Makes First Appearance After Being Wounded, Seen Returning Home with an Omega, Possibly Meeting the Parents!”

• “Finally seeing Xi Chenyi again, I’m crying!”
• “Waaah! I cried so much when I saw him being wheeled off the ship on that blood-soaked stretcher.”
• “Oh my God, when I saw all that blood, my tears just kept flowing.”
• “Stop it! I cried when Cheng Yuzhen announce he is Xi Chenyi’s Omega, and I cried again at the official announcement, and I also cried when Xi Chenyi was critically injured, and now I’m crying because he’s safe—I’m the real victim here!”

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Soon, the poster uploaded a few candid photos of Xi Chenyi and me, holding hands while walking.

• “These photos are so beautiful! The Omega is so cute, I love it!”
• “Is this the legendary boy whose ears turn red? Come here, let mama kiss you!”
• “You’re brave! Don’t you know Xi Chenyi is an Omega-pampering maniac?”
• “So what? Who doesn’t like a cute little Omega? I’ll kiss! I’ll kiss! Come hit me if you dare!”

The post quickly turned into a livestream with excited comments.

• “Xi Chenyi knelt on one knee! Yes, the Xi Chenyi, kneeling on one knee!”
• “He pulled out a ring! My god, it’s so big, it almost blinded my titanium-alloy dog eyes.”
• “The Omega’s face is so red!”
• “The ring slipped onto the ring finger successfully! Let’s congratulate this AO couple!”
• “Congratulations, wishing them a lifetime of happiness!”

(The End)