Chapter 22: Her Lover, the Deceiver Part 2

This photo was taken right in front of the main gate of the Imperial Fourth Military Academy. The entrance was imposing and magnificent. The six characters “Imperial Fourth Military Academy” were engraved on a towering stone pillar.

Zhen Yan knew: if she wanted to uncover the story of her mothers, she would probably have to find another way.

Influenced by this thought, she began incorporating the Imperial Fourth Military Academy into her future plans.

She would enter the Imperial Fourth Military Academy and unearth her mothers’ past herself.

General Qin did a good job sealing the information. At least for the entire afternoon, no one disturbed their normal life. Because it was both kids’ birthdays, and tomorrow they would be heading off to their respective institutions, the two families had dinner together at the hotel private room that Grandma Zhen had booked to celebrate the birthdays.

“Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you…”

Led by Jia Hui, with Song Qiaoyi and Grandma Zhen joining in, the birthday song echoed in the dark hotel private room.

Though the tune had run off to the outer galaxy, the emotion within was incredibly sincere.

The two beautiful young women stood with their fingers tightly interlocked, bowing their heads with closed eyes to make wishes. After silently making three wishes each, they opened their eyes simultaneously. They exchanged a glance and smiled at each other, then together bent down and blew out the eighteen candles on the large cake.

“Your wishes will definitely come true!” Jia Hui laughed, watching the candles that had been quickly extinguished. Then she went to turn the room lights back on, and the private room instantly brightened.

There were only five people in the entire room—all close family, as well as…

“Little Jia, Little Song, what do you think of our family’s Zhen Yan?” During the meal, Grandma Zhen suddenly spoke up.

Jia Hui and Song Qiaoyi smiled: “Naturally, she’s extremely outstanding. You’ve taught her well; she’s smart, sensible, and respects her elders.”

They had watched Zhen Yan grow up too. They knew exactly what kind of person she was.

“Hahaha, well then, I wonder if Zhen Yan meets your standards,” Grandma Zhen smiled.

With words taken this far, Jia Hui and Song Qiaoyi weren’t fools. They naturally knew what Grandma Zhen meant. Both turned to look at their daughter, who was still earnestly devouring her food, and at Zhen Yan, who kept putting food into their daughter’s bowl. They smiled: “As long as Huahua is happy, that’s fine.”

Jia Hua’s expression clearly showed she was very happy indeed.

“What about you two? What do you think?” Three pairs of eyes looked at Jia Hua and Zhen Yan, who were sitting together.

Zhen Yan’s hand, in the middle of serving Jia Hua some food, paused. A flicker of tangled emotions passed through her eyes. She lowered her gaze, placed the braised pork into Jia Hua’s bowl, and looked at Jia Hua silently, as if it were entirely up to her.

Jia Hua swallowed the food in her mouth, looked up, and smiled: “No objections. But let’s wait until after university graduation to get the certificate.”

Hearing Jia Hua say this, everyone present laughed.

Grandma Zhen was happy that Jia Hua had agreed to marry her granddaughter. Jia Hui and Song Qiaoyi were happy that their daughter hadn’t said something like “tomorrow morning, we’ll go to the marriage registration office to get the certificate,” and at least knew enough to say “wait until after university graduation.”

Currently, the Empire’s territory was vast. Although the population wasn’t small, it was still insufficient, with many industries severely lacking manpower. To boost the population, the Empire’s marriage law set the minimum age for obtaining a marriage certificate at eighteen. As long as both parties were adults and willing, they could take their IDs and go register for marriage.

So now, the two, already adults, could indeed go register for marriage.

Zhen Yan was simply happy. Jia Hua had placed her in the position of a future life partner. If only she were truly an Alpha…

She didn’t know how far they could go, but she cherished every minute and every second they were together.

Watching the brilliant smiles of the few people, Jia Hua inwardly pondered how to eliminate the Alpha-Alpha pheromone repulsion.

Because when an Alpha was in their susceptible period, if another Alpha approached, their same-sex pheromones would produce an intense repulsion reaction, making the Alpha prone to frenzy.

Jia Hua: Fck. Of all the worlds, why did they have to throw her into this restrictive ABO world? Now, even liking someone—she couldn’t even be at peace about it!

Jia Hua internally began flaying and torturing the Head of the Atonement Group a hundred million times again.

Looking at Zhen Yan’s perfect profile and faint smile, Jia Hua’s eyes narrowed slightly. A dangerous thought surfaced in her mind.

No matter what, the person she had set her sights on must be firmly locked by her side, not allowed to leave even half a step.

“What’s wrong?” Noticing Jia Hua staring at her continuously, Zhen Yan reached out and touched her own face. “Did I get cake on my face earlier?”

“No.” Jia Hua pulled back her slightly possessive gaze, smiled, and leaned close to Zhen Yan. She whispered in her ear, “I want to kiss you.”

Zhen Yan’s eyes widened. She turned her head to meet Jia Hua’s eyes, which carried a hint of desire: Now?

Jia Hua was amused by Zhen Yan’s innocent, easily-teased expression and raised an eyebrow: “Just kidding. You’re so silly. There are still so many people around.”

Zhen Yan exhaled. Her hand underneath the table gave Jia Hua a light pat on the leg, signaling her not to scare her like that. But the moment her hand landed, it couldn’t be retrieved. Zhen Yan gave Jia Hua a sideways glance, then lowered her head and continued eating with one hand, hiding her embarrassment.

Jia Hua couldn’t help but laugh. Watching the blushing Zhen Yan, she was thoroughly amused.

The three elders at the side also laughed. The two kids liking each other was better than anything.

Only, how come it felt like… between them, it was a case of a weak Alpha and a strong Omega?

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The next day, after the two families had lunch together again, they saw Zhen Yan and Jia Hua off.

A low-key, luxurious, subtly-designed, and highly defensible black hovercar stopped at the entrance to Old Street. All the windows of the car were privacy glass. Outsiders, even if they pressed their entire faces against the window, couldn’t see a thing inside—only their own reflection. But those inside could see the outside scene clearly.

“Oh my god! That’s a hovercar! It really doesn’t have tires!”

“Heavens! It looks so good! When will I ever be able to buy one!”

“I heard it can fly in the air! Is that true!”

“Why is it parked here? Did someone’s family strike it rich?”

“…”

When Jia Hua and her group walked over, they saw a crowd of adults and children surrounding the hovercar, marveling and admiring it.

The hovercar was renowned across the entire galaxy for its incredible speed. But its price was far higher than ordinary four-wheeled energy-efficient cars. Thus, in a small city like An City, hovercars were still quite rare.

Just then, the hovercar door—which everyone had assumed was unoccupied—opened upwards. Three people got out from the front seats. All were dressed in crisp, neat military uniforms. The one in front was also wearing sunglasses, lips pressed into a straight line. Imposing without even speaking a word, the group walked with ramrod-straight postures toward Jia Hua’s party.

The crowd of onlookers was startled by Lieutenant Colonel Wu’s authoritative presence and instinctively parted to make way.

“Oh my god! Look! The shoulder insignia of the one at the front is two bars and two stars! He’s a Lieutenant Colonel!” Someone in the crowd with keen military knowledge exclaimed in surprise.

A Lieutenant Colonel might not be much in the Imperial Capital, but in a small city like An City, it was an incredibly high military rank. After all, the vast majority of people in An City couldn’t even touch the gates of a military academy.

The three walked with steady strides, stopping before Jia Hua’s group.

Lieutenant Colonel Wu said steadily: “Are you ready to go?”

Since it was the two who had contacted Lieutenant Colonel Wu, they were naturally ready to go.

Jia Hua glanced at the two soldiers behind Lieutenant Colonel Wu holding electromagnetic rifles, then swept her eyes over the envious gazes of the surrounding crowd, and nodded: “Naturally, we’re ready.”

“Then I’ll wait for you over there.” Lieutenant Colonel Wu turned and left after speaking. The two soldiers behind him stepped forward to take their suitcases and handbags.

Clearly, he was giving them a last moment to say goodbye to their families.

“We’ll be going now,” the two said to their parents.

Jia Hui and Song Qiaoyi gave Jia Hua’s shoulder a final pat: “Go on. Come home during holidays. We’ll be waiting at home for you.”

Jia Hua smiled and nodded: “Alright!”

Beside her, Zhen Yan had also finished hugging Grandma Zhen. She walked to Jia Hua’s side and took her hand: “Let’s go.”

Jia Hua held her hand back, fingers interlocked. She waved at the three parents with her other hand before turning to leave.

Just as the hovercar was about to start, Jia Hui outside came running towards the car. Jia Hua immediately rolled down the window. Jia Hui gripped the window with both hands, looking at Jia Hua and Zhen Yan inside the car, her voice choked with emotion: “We don’t ask for you to become rich and famous. We only ask that you come home safe and sound. Remember, you must be safe!”

Jia Hua and Zhen Yan nodded earnestly: “We will.”

Jia Hui bit her lower lip tightly and nodded, releasing her grip on the car window. She waved at them: “Go. May the journey be smooth.” With that, she turned and slowly walked away.

Jia Hua closed the window and turned her head to look at Zhen Yan, whose eyes were already slightly red. She chided gently: “Why are you crying? It’s not like we’re never coming back. We’re just going to school.”