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When Qi Zihan heard that it was someone from the Female Association, he thought it would be someone he knew or at least had an impression of.
After all, he had been to two Association centres and was familiar with at least a dozen of their staff members.
As a result…
“Hello, pleased to meet you. My name is Wei Ye, I’m a community worker from the Association for the Rights of Female Zergs.”
–This was the male who threatened Yu Chenyu with a recorder.
“Hello, my name is Li Yang.”
–This was the male who spoke first with Yu Chenyu at the clinic.
Qi Zihan was sure that he didn’t recognise these two.
It was the first time he saw a male who was this short and looked so weak that even he might be able to knock them down.
Although he didn’t know them, he still stood up to greet them. “Hello, what can I do for you?”
The two males instantly paled.
This female… was so tall! He had to be at least 1.8m!
They’d never seen a female this tall!
But he seemed to be quite gentle, he was much easier to approach than they expected.
Thinking of this, Li Yang relaxed a little as he took the lead. “Well, it’s like this. The Female Association has recently received many applications from males, all of whom have match rates with you that are higher than 80%. Considering that you currently have only one spouse, we are obligated to recommend more high-quality males to you.”
“I see.”
Were they matchmakers?
Although he had no plans to get married for the time being, he was a little curious about what kind of males they would recommend to him, so he didn’t drive them away immediately. He even glanced at the sofa, wanting to invite them to sit down first.
Yu Chenyu, silently looking at him, felt a chill go down his back. He didn’t dare to think about what would happen to him if Qi Zihan agreed to marry a second male.
Would he be sentenced to prison just after regaining the qualifications to return to the battlefield?
Falling from heaven to hell, that was all.
Wei Ye nudged Li Yang with his elbow, reminding him that he had missed a step. He hurriedly handed the gift box in his hands to Qi Zihan. “And this, these are some special spices that are highly praised by many females. Some of them are edible and can be added to food, while the rest can be used to make things like perfume and incense. Please take it as our apology for disturbing you. I wonder if it suits your taste?”
Qi Zihan: “…”
Could he say that he didn’t like it?
Perfumery and aromatherapy didn’t sound like men’s hobbies at all.
Still, out of courtesy, Qi Zihan thanked them as he took the paper bag containing the gift box and placed it on a chair, before gesturing towards the sofa. “Please sit first,” he invited.
His movements were very elegant. His every word, action, and subtle smile touched Yu Chenyu’s heart, making him unable to restrain his desire to be closer.
Yet at the same time, his heart also fell to the depths and his face became numb.
He didn’t expect Qi Zihan to agree.
Qi Zihan not only allowed them into the house, he also allowed them to sit. His gentle attitude was completely different from how he treated Yu Chenyu.
After Wei Ye sat down, he glanced at Yu Chenyu who still stood by the door with a sense of satisfaction.
So what if he was a first-class general of the empire? He was also a soldier who wanted to monopolise an SS-grade female, he deserved death a thousand times over!
Thinking of this, he couldn’t wait to report. “In fact, we met your partner at the clinic yesterday. He said that you have no plans to get married. I almost believed him, but after thinking about it, it would be safer to ask in person. Fortunately, we came today.”
“Is that so?” Qi Zihan looked at Yu Chenyu, only to see him standing stiffly by the door with his head lowered. The expression on his face was a little unclear amid the shadows.
He seemed to care about whether he had other males.
In his inner world, the reason why he suddenly went crazy was because he said that he wanted to meet other males.
It was human nature to want to monopolise one’s partner.
But he’d already said that their marriage was an accident…
Qi Zihan decided to talk to Yu Chenyu about it alone after seeing off the guests.
Having vaguely sensed malice behind Wei Yi’s words, he instinctively defended Yu Chenyu. “I did say this. I said that I have no plans to marry another male for now, and I’ll only love him.”
Yu Chenyu suddenly looked up in disbelief.
Qi Zihan only glanced at him once before looking away as if nothing happened, sitting down on the armchair next to the coffee table, and looking at the two on the sofa. “A newly married male will always be a little uneasy, right? I casually said something to comfort him, but I didn’t expect him to take it seriously.”
Yu Chenyu: “…”
“O-Oh, I see,” Wei Ye said, secretly turning off the recorder in his pocket.
It was illegal to secretly record females; since he couldn’t find evidence of a soldier interfering with a female’s marital freedom, he didn’t want to go to prison for it.
Qi Zihan caught his subtle movements.
Observing the twitching of his arm muscles, he asked casually, “What’s in your pocket?”
“Ah, nothing.” Wei Ye immediately showed his hands to prove his innocence.
However, Yu Chenyu wasn’t a good person who would choose to keep quiet after being threatened.
Without asking for Qi Zihan’s opinion, he rushed up to Wei Ye, pulled him up by the wrist, twisted his arm behind his back with one hand and pinched his neck with the other, then pinned him face down on the sofa!
“Ow–!” Wei Ye let out a shrill scream, fully showing how rough Yu Chenyu’s actions were.
Li Yang, startled by his sudden actions, jumped up and retreated several steps.
Although Qi Zihan was also surprised, he knew that Yu Chenyu wouldn’t attack him so he simply remained on the armchair, though he also took a sip of milk coffee to calm himself.
Yu Chenyu expressionlessly dug out the recorder from Wei Ye’s pocket and threw it on the coffee table. “You should know that secretly recording a female is illegal, right?” he stated.
Wei Ye instantly paled. “I didn’t mean it!” he cried. “I forgot to turn it off when I came and remembered just now… Lord Qi Zihan, please believe me! I really didn’t mean it! Please don’t send me to prison, please, please spare my life! If my wife knows that I did something illegal, he’ll kill me!”
Seeing Wei Ye begging for mercy in terror, Yu Chenyu raised the corners of his lips.
He knew that Qi Zihan didn’t like males like this.
Sure enough, he rubbed his forehead in annoyance as he spat out two words coldly: “Shut up.”
It was so noisy. A big grown man, making so much noise that it gave him a headache.
“Lord Qi Zihan…” Wei Ye wanted to say more, but Yu Chenyu pressed him into the sofa, blocking his mouth.
“When my Lord Wife tells you to shut up, you’d better shut up,” he said calmly. He was so happy that even his amber eyes brightened noticeably.
Qi Zihan glanced at him, then at Li Yang who was at a loss, and secretly sighed.
He had wanted to use the opportunity to build a good relationship with the Female Association; now, it seemed like it would be good if their people didn’t avoid him in the future.
On the other hand, it was he who had secretly recorded him first.
Qi Zihan didn’t know the laws of the zergs and neither did he know the fate of a male who secretly recorded a female. He didn’t think it should be punishable by death, but he really didn’t like being secretly recorded.
He decided to listen to what was recorded first.
“Chenyu, help me see what he’s recorded,” he thus requested in a calm, peaceful, and even lazy tone.
“Yes,” Yu Chenyu responded as his heart pounded wildly.
It was the first time his Lord Wife called him by name!
He didn’t say Yu Chenyu, he said Chenyu!
Letting go of Wei Ye, he plucked the recorder from his panicked grip, and pressed play.
There were two main recordings, one was the conversation at the clinic, and the other was Qi Zihan’s answer.
At the clinic–
“My Lord Wife has no plans to marry again for the time being, so there’s no need to bother.”
“Is this your wife’s intention or yours? You should know that forcing a female to remain married to only yourself is illegal, right?”
“Heh… It’s my wife’s. If you don’t believe me, you can come for a visit, anyway, you’ll be the ones embarrassed, not me.”
And Qi Zihan’s answer–
“I did say this. I said that I have no plans to marry another male for now, and I’ll only love him.”
Qi Zihan: “…”
Whew, he’d almost been used as a knife… What hatred did this male have with Yu Chenyu? He’d break the law just because he wanted to send Yu Chenyu to prison?
By the way, since when did Yu Chenyu have such a tough side?
He had always been obedient and even humble in front of him.
Oh, except for that time they fought within his inner world.
“Lord Wife, how do you wish to deal with him?” Yu Chenyu asked, turning off the recorder.
Yu Chenyu still addressed Qi Zihan as ‘Lord Wife’ when outsiders were present.
Qi Zihan didn’t correct him, obviously knowing of the situation.
After thinking carefully for a while, he asked, “What will happen if he’s sent to prison? Something of this level shouldn’t result in the death penalty.”
“Well, he’ll have to pay a considerable fine and suffer some physical punishment,” Yu Chenyu replied.
Wei Ye wanted to say something only for Yu Chenyu to kick him.
Afterwards, he continued, “However, females have the right to lynch males. After he’s sent to prison, his fate will be determined by his female, not by the law.”
“I see,” he said, finally understanding why Wei Ye was so scared when the punishment for secretly recording females wasn’t that severe.
It seemed that his mate wasn’t gentle to him.
Now that he understood the situation, Qi Zihan knew what to do. “Chenyu, you’re the one he’s targeting, so you can decide. Do you want to send him to prison or to just delete the recording and give him a good beating? It’s up to you.”
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