Chapter 13 – His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.

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Song Yan and his group were in Lisu Star, which belongs to the same star field as Imperial Capital Star.

This was the last stop of their originally planned honeymoon. The planet has a suitable temperature and well-maintained ecological protection, occupying three spots in the star field’s top ten scenic spots.

After buying things in the couple’s store, they went to the hotel to drop off their luggage, had the smart AI wash the newly bought clothes and dry them, and then dressed neatly to take photos and check in at the scenic spots.

When they turned to the third scenic spot, Song Yan received a video request from Old Master Qin and directly pressed to connect.

It was just dawn on Old Master Qin’s side.

He hadn’t even eaten breakfast when he saw the freshly baked trending searches.

The topics “Z103 Planet’s Last Royal Quartz” and “Whale Rovers’ Newcomer Godlike Upon Debut” were hanging high in the first and second places. He clicked to read them, hesitated for a while, and finally contacted his grandson.

The video quickly went through, and Song Yan was seen wearing a baseball cap and a cartoon T-shirt, with a vast expanse of light blue flower sea behind him, romantic and beautiful, and not at all related to mining.

Old Master Qin paused, and asked in a natural tone: “Are you playing outside with Chenyu?”

During his honeymoon, Song Yan basically only chatted with his grandfather via messages, and only once every few days.

He knew that after the news of the asteroid spread, his grandfather would definitely be suspicious, so he deliberately timed the release of Whale’s video.

He was extremely calm at the moment. Without needing to speak, Xie Chenyu, who had already switched to business mode, took the initiative to appear on camera, smiling and coming over to say hello: “Grandpa.”

Only then did Old Qin realize that the two were wearing couple outfits and couple hats, looking like they were in the midst of a passionate love affair.

His heart relaxed, and he thought to himself that he might be overthinking things. The two children had clearly been on their honeymoon all along.

He chatted with them briefly for a while, and finally said one thing: “The research institute contacted me yesterday and said that the reagent has been made. Take the first shot on the way back, and it’s best to stay for a day to observe.”

The plastic couple nodded together and said okay.

Seeing Old Qin’s gaze turn to him, Xie Chenyu immediately stated: “Grandpa, don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of Yan Yan.”

Old Qin knew that Xie Chenyu was still quite steady, and satisfied, he gave a few more instructions and ended the call.

The remaining young couple were silent for a second, and then Song Yan looked at Xie Chenyu: “Who told you to call me Yan Yan?”

Xie Chenyu said: “It seems intimate and in line with the state of being in love. Doesn’t your Brother Gangzi also call you that? You also said before that he called you by your full name, does your face hurt? I still have the chat records.”

Song Yan looked disgusted, with a “can you be the same as my Brother Gangzi” look on his face.

Xie Chenyu smiled slightly and decided to “share the happiness together”.

He opened the chat record with Grandpa Xie and said: “This was a lie deliberately made to get my grandpa to contact me less. You can figure it out yourself, either go back to calling me brother, or you finally become ‘comfortable enough’ to call me husband.”

Song Yan: “……”

Xie Chenyu patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, and turned to take pictures of the scenery on the path ahead.

Song Yan didn’t actually think there was any problem, but he was conscious of his current character and carefully paced himself and slowly “recovered.”

Xie Chenyu looked satisfied, accompanied him to finish shopping at the scenic spots and bought gifts before returning to the hotel. Then the two of them had a peaceful meal and returned to their rooms.

The high-end hotel was fully equipped. The two took a shower and entered the holographic cabin one after the other.

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As a teenager determined to become a mercenary, Song Yan naturally couldn’t help but pay attention to today’s events, and asked as soon as he opened his mouth: “Did you see the trending searches?”

Xie Chenyu said: “I saw them.”

Song Yan’s tone was full of longing: “They are really amazing, I wonder when I can become someone like that.”

Xie Chenyu said: “You will be even more amazing than them.”

Song Yan shook his head: “I’m far from it.”

He asked curiously, “What do you think of this newcomer?”

Xie Chenyu recalled the scene in the video and commented objectively, “The mecha skills are good, and the mentality is stable enough.”

Song Yan waited for a moment, “That’s it?”

“That’s it,” Xie Chenyu said, “I’ve only ever been a bodyguard, and my eyesight is limited. I can’t see anything too profound. As for other things, like that royal quartz…”

He sighed faintly, “When I was rich, I saw everything I should have seen. Money is not a good thing, and it can no longer shake me. Bro, listen to my advice, never be a slave to money in the future.”

Song Yan said, “……Oh.”

Xie Chenyu said with a smile, “Alright, let’s go to class.”

Song Yan wanted to ask a few more questions, but then he thought that this guy was a shrewd person, and asking too much would seem deliberate, so he gave up.

But after all, the popularity was too high. When they finished their lecture and went to the spaceship section to rank, they heard their teammates discussing this matter.

Although the newcomer didn’t show his face, netizens were all detectives and had already dissected the video.

For example, in their few brief conversations with Whale Rovers, the newcomer said “Mm,” which could be judged as a male. In addition, a bit of his wrist restraint ring was exposed, indicating that he was a little Alpha brother.

Even more powerful people zoomed in on the cutting blade and managed to capture a blurry figure from it, which showed that the little brother seemed to have short, wine-red hair—coupled with his mercenary, jeweler, and fabulously wealthy labels, several character designs were already circulating online.

“I don’t even know his name. The Whale Rovers didn’t even announce a code name.”

“That’s normal. They are a mercenary company after all.”

What the public knows so far are those few weirdos or lunatics who caused trouble. No one knows how many people the Whale actually has.

A teammate had a brainstorm: “The Whale Rovers said that the little brother doesn’t plan to sell the royal quartzs for the time being, but I guess those jewelers are now scrambling to hire him as a bodyguard. Then, in the days to come, they, as bosses, will carry bags and drive for the bodyguard every day, just hoping that the bodyguard will be in a good mood and sell the jewelry to them.”

“Hahahaha, that’s hilarious.”

“I wonder if he will still take jobs. If I were him, I would just sell it and retire. How wonderful.”

This round, Song Yan was the captain.

He directed in an orderly manner, and seeing that there was no danger for the time being, he interjected, “Brother, do you think he will still take jobs?”

Xie Chenyu said, “Probably.”

A person who can make such a commotion is unlikely to remain silent.

If there is no news for a long time, either he hasn’t found a suitable task, or this is for another purpose, and he is still waiting for his prey. But You Jing’s people can’t be judged by common sense. Who knows if there are other possibilities.

He heard his teammates say that they should pay close attention to whether there are any red-haired people around the jewelers recently, and couldn’t help but laugh in his heart.

How could an organization like the Whale be so careless as to miss out on the details on the cutting edge?

That was probably deliberately exposed, and he even suspected that the Alpha restraint band was deliberately shown to people.

But saying this sounds too conspiratorial, and he had no interest in arguing with netizens, so he concentrated on finishing this round and logged out.

He looked at the kid beside him, and was about to routinely tell him to remember to do his homework when he heard the other party say that he might not be online recently, and immediately raised his eyebrows, “Why?”

Song Yan said, “I still have a little summer homework left, and I have to live at school when senior year starts.”

Not having time these days was one factor, and another reason was that he was thinking that since this teammate was very interested in him, then a cold treatment might have a miraculous effect.

Unfortunately, his teammate was more cautious than he thought.

Before figuring out his details, Xie Chenyu would not be so foolish as to expose himself, so he had no objection at all, and was not in a hurry at all: “Okay, study hard, and send me a message when you’re online.”

Song Yan looked at his straightforward appearance, secretly said to himself that it was difficult to deal with, logged off, and left.

The next day, the plastic couple got up, tidied up, had breakfast, and arrived at the port, beginning their flight to the planet where the research institute was located.

Although the journey was only an hour and a half, because each planet has its own time zone and rotation period, by the time they arrived, it was already night at the research institute.

Fortunately, they had made an appointment in advance, and the research institute specially sent someone to wait for them.

Song Yan thought there would only be one or two people, but the entire team was there, and he couldn’t help but be stunned

He had been treated here since he was a child, and had to come for a check-up every once in a while. Most of the people at the research institute had watched him grow up. If they weren’t too busy to spare the time, they would have attended Song Yan’s wedding.

At this moment, when everyone saw them enter, they sprayed them with confetti: “Happy wedding!”

Song Yan came back to his senses, thanked them with a smile, and introduced Xie Chenyu beside him.

Xie Chenyu cooperated and stepped forward to greet them, and together with Song Yan, accepted the wedding gifts they had prepared.

Then Song Yan went for a check-up, and after a while, he learned that there were no problems, so he could proceed with the first injection.

The reagent was stored in a refrigerator, carrying a trace of coolness.

The two of them watched the researcher get closer and closer, and at the same time, a thought flashed through their minds: There is Alpha pheromone in it.

Song Yan had known that this day would come, and the thought flashed by and he calmed down.

He sat down in the chair, lowered his head slightly, and waited for the injection.

Xie Chenyu was clearly aware for the first time that his pheromone was about to be injected into an Omega’s body.

Alpha pheromones entering an Omega’s glands is an extremely intimate and special thing in itself. He watched as the reagent was pushed in, and a subtle emotion instantly rose in his heart.

“Okay,” the researcher said, seeing that Song Yan was about to get up, and promptly held him down, “Don’t move, the first reaction will be relatively strong, and there may even be a feeling of being marked.”

Song Yan only felt a little cold in his neck, and there was no other discomfort.

He was about to say that he was fine when the medicinal properties seemed to suddenly spread out, stimulating his whole body to go numb and fall backward.

Xie Chenyu was standing next to him and hurriedly supported him.

The researcher confidently handed him over, carefully explained the precautions, and motioned him to carry him upstairs, where there was a ward, and Song Yan had to be observed overnight before leaving.

Xie Chenyu responded softly, picked him up horizontally, and walked out.

Song Yan’s mind was hazy, his brow furrowed, and his expression showed a struggle..

Xie Chenyu saw a bit of impatience in his usually well-behaved appearance, and even a bit of sharpness, and comforted him, “If you feel uncomfortable, just go to sleep.”

Song Yan vaguely heard his voice, struggled for a while, and finally muttered vaguely, giving up and closing his eyes.

Xie Chenyu didn’t hear clearly, but inexplicably felt that the pronunciation was a bit like a swear word.

He looked at him incredulously, and saw that his head had also given up and leaned on his shoulder, looking helpless and pitiful, so he smiled helplessly, hugged him and entered the elevator.

The door slowly closed and began to rise.

Xie Chenyu’s calm and composed posture suddenly froze, and he held his breath.

Perhaps it was related to being close, or perhaps it was affected by the reagent, as the researcher said, a marking situation occurred.

He only felt that Song Yan’s exhaled breath was a little hot, and the Omega pheromone covered by the restraint band floated out little by little, vying to occupy his attention.

The body immediately seized control.

His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.