LABMY CH90.1

After hearing what his boss said, Li Wenshu silently adjusted his glasses. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but a thousand words surged in his heart, and he didn’t know where to start.

He sorted out his chaotic thoughts and asked, “Do we really have to establish this academy?”

Jian Yuanbai patted his shoulder and said, “Old Li, people need dreams. Don’t you want to go from being a small-time lawyer to becoming an outstanding pillar of a school?”

Li Wenshu corrected him, “I’m the Chief Legal Advisor. Reaching this level, I’m already not small—I’ve reached the top.”

“You’ve reached the end of this track. Switching to a new one is what makes life challenging.” Jian Yuanbai’s face was full of sincerity as he spouted nonsense.

He didn’t actually intend for Li Wenshu to stay in the academy forever, but since Li Wenshu had been involved in building the academy from scratch, he knew all the ins and outs.

Li Wenshu began to reflect on how things had developed to this point. At first… he had just lost a lawsuit.

Did he really deserve this?

But when he thought about the bonus Jian Yuanbai promised him after the academy’s grand competition, he felt it wasn’t entirely unacceptable. However…

“Should we change the name of the academy? After all, we’re about to have students.”

Jian Yuanbai thought for a moment and said, “The discussions on the StarNet these past two days are all about what I said at the press conference. How about this: randomly contact a few students and see what they think.”

“No need to contact too many. Since they registered under this name, it means they knew and accepted it. Just get a general idea of their thoughts.”

Li Wenshu understood. Then, Jian Yuanbai added, “As for recruiting teachers, leave that to me. It shouldn’t be a problem.”

He paused and continued, “During this time, I might not focus on this. You know, I need to prepare for my wedding.”

Li Wenshu: “Boss, no one asked about that.”

Jian Yuanbai smiled and said, “I know, I just wanted to show off.”

“Prepare two red envelopes. In a few months, come celebrate my baby’s full moon banquet.”

Not only did he have a wife, but his wife was also pregnant. In ten months, their child would be born. Honestly, it was hard not to show off.

Li Wenshu: “…Are you saying, Lu Qianyun…”

Jian Yuanbai nodded with a smile, conveying everything without words.

A moment later, the emotionally conflicted Li Wenshu left Jian Yuanbai’s office with a stack of documents. Based on the time a pregnancy could be detected, that meant Jian Yuanbai and Lu Qianyun had already been together before the banquet.

They hid it pretty well.

In his heart, Li Wenshu didn’t think two Alphas being together would end well. An Alpha’s susceptibility period was a hurdle they could never overcome. But now… even an Alpha could get pregnant. Maybe nothing was impossible…

Not long after Li Wenshu left, Jian Yuanbai was summoned to his superior’s office. Though they called it a superior, Jian Yuanbai hadn’t actually met him a few times.

He was different from those who had officially joined the military. When he said he wanted to join the military, they simply placed him here.

Jian Yuanbai’s original intention was to find out who was repeatedly attempting to kidnap him. Now, he more or less had a guess.

The Lu family, who supported the Crown Prince, was essentially omnipotent within the military. Arranging an adjutant to monitor him was effortless. Initially, he was just suspicious, but after the susceptibility period incident, his suspicion had reached seventy percent.

The only thing he didn’t understand was why the seemingly gentle and honest Crown Prince wanted to kidnap him.

Or rather, what he wanted to control him for.

Alphas were powerful and held the highest status in society, but once they entered their susceptibility period, they could easily be influenced by an Omega.

With the help of drugs, this influence could turn into complete control.

Jian Yuanbai wasn’t the type to swallow his anger and endure. However, right now, he had more important things to do.

When he walked in, his superior said, “I heard you’re getting married?”

Jian Yuanbai nodded. “I’d like to take some wedding leave.”

Unexpectedly, his superior said, “There’s a mission. Go handle it before your wedding.”

“It’ll be quick. You’ll be back within half a month.”

Without thinking, Jian Yuanbai refused, “No, I won’t leave the Imperial Star during this time.”

His superior frowned in dissatisfaction and said, “You’ve been making too much noise lately. Leaving temporarily is good for both you and the military.”

Jian Yuanbai replied, “I’m getting married. If the military rushes to send me away now, wouldn’t that look bad?”

The superior said bluntly, “This mission, you’re going whether you want to or not. Understood?”

Jian Yuanbai chuckled. He removed his military uniform and placed it on the desk. “Goodbye.”

So eager to send him away from the Imperial Star to make a move… What exactly was the Crown Prince planning?

Under normal circumstances, Jian Yuanbai might have gone along with it. But now, with his pregnant wife at home, how could he feel at ease?

Meanwhile, the “pregnant” Lu Qianyun was logging into StarNet. He was in a rare good mood, preparing to check out the comments under Jian Yuanbai’s recent speech and see how others mocked him for being childish.

He clicked on the first comment:

“So this arrogant speech was written by Lu Qianyun? I didn’t expect him to be so childish.”

Lu Qianyun immediately closed StarNet and removed the light-brain terminal he had worn on his wrist for over a decade.

StarNet was simply unbearable.

Why? Why did everything get pinned on him? When he said something cringe-worthy, they laughed at him. When Jian Yuanbai said it, they still mocked him?

Is there no justice in this world?

After Jian Yuanbai returned to the Jian Corporation, the massive company operated in an orderly manner. As the wedding date he announced drew closer, so did the bankruptcy of one media outlet after another.

One media outlet collapsed each day, fulfilling Jian Yuanbai’s words from the press conference, silently intimidating everyone.

On the day the last media outlet that slandered Lu Qianyun went bankrupt, Jian Yuanbai and Lu Qianyun got married.

The wedding was simple, with only a few friends and some unavoidable guests, such as the royal family.

Surprisingly, the owner of Gluttonous Pavilion also attended. People didn’t know that Lu Qianyun was the true owner. They only sighed when the Pavilion owner claimed to be Lu Qianyun’s friend.

Jian Yuanbai wore a black suit, and Lu Qianyun wore silver. When they kissed and exchanged rings on stage, their height difference made Jian Yuanbai lower his head while Lu Qianyun tilted his up.

Somehow, it was a perfect match, as if they were meant to be this intimate.

The audience erupted in applause, except for the Second Princess, who cried her eyes out.

“She likes you,” Jian Yuanbai said unhappily to Lu Qianyun, his face like a sulky kitten.

Lu Qianyun sighed, “I’m not even familiar with her.”

Jian Yuanbai was even less familiar with her. He still remembered when he and Lu Qianyun were stranded on an alien planet, and the Second Princess came to visit. It definitely wasn’t for him, so it had to be for Lu Qianyun.

Seeing Jian Yuanbai still upset, Lu Qianyun loosened his tie and unbuttoned one shirt button. “Are you sure you want to talk about this now?”

“Instead of doing something more meaningful?”

With a sly smile, he placed his pale fingers on his red lips and stared at Jian Yuanbai.

Jian Yuanbai’s eyes darkened, unable to look away.

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he leaned in to kiss Lu Qianyun, the kiss deepening with urgency and restraint—a paradox that coexisted.

“Shower and sleep,” Jian Yuanbai gritted his teeth and said.

At this moment, he still had the mood to take a shower?

Lu Qianyun looked at the room filled with roses and red wedding decorations. Although he was a bit confused, he didn’t think much of it and went to shower with Jian Yuanbai, one after the other.

It wasn’t until the two of them lay under the blanket, doing nothing and about to close their eyes, that Lu Qianyun faintly sensed something was off.

He turned over and straddled Jian Yuanbai, looking down at him from above. “What day is it today?”

Jian Yuanbai cautiously held his waist and, though bewildered, answered honestly, “Our wedding day.”

“Good, you still remember.” Lu Qianyun said as he reached to tear off Jian Yuanbai’s clothes, only to be stopped by the flustered man.

Jian Yuanbai, acting like a delicate maiden being taken advantage of, kept pushing away his hands in a panic. “Wife, no! Be good, let’s not do this.”

Lu Qianyun gritted his teeth. “You’ve avoided me for two months, and now, on our wedding night, you’re just going to sleep with the blanket on?”

“Jian Yuanbai, are you even a man?”

“If you can’t do it, then let me take the lead.”

He exuded dominance, but his eyes turned red with grievance.

For the past two months, Lu Qianyun had been telling himself that Jian Yuanbai was busy, so it was understandable.

But that was just an excuse to comfort himself. With memories from his past two lives, he knew how passionate Jian Yuanbai could be, so this cold treatment was completely abnormal.

However, Lu Qianyun thought that getting married, something they never experienced in the previous two worlds, might make Jian Yuanbai act differently.

But now, he couldn’t find any more reasons to convince himself.

With red eyes, Lu Qianyun choked up, “Are you… are you…”

It was already bold and out of character for him to take the initiative like this, only to be rejected. It made him feel utterly humiliated.

He turned his head away, covering his eyes with his hand, trying to hide his embarrassing self.

Jian Yuanbai panicked and immediately pulled him into his arms, carefully comforting him, “You’re carrying the baby now. The first few months are the most dangerous. We really can’t.”

“I promise, I’ll make it up to you later.”

Lu Qianyun slowly turned his head, his eyes widening, and after a long while, he found his voice, “What did you just say?”

A moment later, Lu Qianyun sat on the bed with a dark expression. “So, just because I said my waist was sore, you thought I was pregnant?”

And… there was also the system’s words… but that was something Jian Yuanbai couldn’t know.

Lu Qianyun took a deep breath, “I can’t get pregnant. I’m an Alpha.”

Jian Yuanbai stammered, “But… some people say Alphas can get pregnant too.”

Lu Qianyun narrowed his eyes, “Who said that?”

Jian Yuanbai hesitated for a moment before answering firmly, “People on StarNet.”

Lu Qianyun suddenly remembered that day. After that night, Jian Yuanbai’s behavior became strange. During that time, the only one who could talk to Jian Yuanbai was… the system.

But he couldn’t get pregnant, not only because he was an Alpha but also because he wasn’t originally from this world. He wouldn’t leave his offspring in any of these small worlds. For that, he even made preparations before entering this world.

The system should have known that.

Yet, it completely forgot.

Lu Qianyun’s mood sank. The system’s condition might be worse than he had imagined.

But this was the inevitable consequence of splitting a soul. Like leaves falling from a tree, destined to wither, this was a result they had anticipated.

It was something both he and the system would never regret. Thinking about it now was meaningless.

He looked at Jian Yuanbai and solemnly emphasized, “I can’t get pregnant. It’s simply impossible. Understand?”

The “baby” Jian Yuanbai had carefully protected for two months suddenly vanished, leaving him with an inexplicable sense of loss. “Really? But you said your waist was sore that day…”

Lu Qianyun sneered, “Anyone would have a sore waist after being pinned down and done from night until dawn.”

Jian Yuanbai understood, but he still said, “I thought… you wouldn’t get sore from that.”

After all, Lu Qianyun was the legendary “Long AoTian” who could go seven rounds in one night. Three times shouldn’t have been an issue, right?

Now that he knew Lu Qianyun wasn’t pregnant, Jian Yuanbai’s eyes darkened. He didn’t want to continue this pointless conversation.

The breeze gently swayed the curtains, and the moonlight was hazy and soft. The layers of bed sheets were wrinkled into waves like a sea without water. The bed frame creaked with sharp, rhythmic sounds.

A pale wrist hung limply off the edge of the bed. The neatly trimmed fingertips were slightly pink, and the slender, beautiful fingers suddenly clenched tightly, turning pale from the force.

The waves on the bed grew more chaotic, like water being stirred up, yet the water seemed to be drawn from within the “fish” itself, fueling this stormy sea.

The expensive tailored suit was carelessly discarded on the ground, while the shirt underneath remained on the man’s body. The suit cried in misery over its unfair treatment, while the shirt suffered in silence, enduring the rough handling.

It was still on him, yet one couldn’t tell how much strength had been used to pull and tug at it.