Yang Huaijin’s head was slightly knocked by the kiss, leaving him momentarily stunned. Before he could react, Feng Zhi released his hand. “There’s a rope by the deck. Calculate the distance to the island before swimming down,” he said, preparing to leave.
Yang Huaijin took the gun and grabbed Feng Zhi’s arm from behind. “I’m going with you!”
“No, you can’t,” Feng Zhi replied firmly.
“I’ll take care of myself.”
“No, you can’t.”
“But…”
Before Yang Huaijin could continue, Feng Zhi covered his mouth and pushed him into the shadow of a cargo box.
Alpha’s senses were extremely sharp—someone was nearby!
Feng Zhi carefully moved away from Yang Huaijin’s position.
“I knew there was something fishy about this fire,” Chen Qi’s voice echoed in the warehouse. “Sure enough, it’s a troublesome little Alpha ghost!”
Feng Zhi emerged from between the cargo boxes. “Qi-ge, are you tired of waiting for your own demise?”
“A-jiu, if you stick with me, I’ll reward you handsomely.”
“Oh? Beating me to a pulp and then planning to use my Omega for human experimentation—is that your idea of a reward?”
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“…” Chen Qi didn’t respond. He knew there was nothing left to conceal between him and Feng Zhi. With a shortage of manpower on the ship, he had dispatched his men to search separately. Unexpectedly, he had caught Feng Zhi first. His concern now was how to kill an Alpha with his own hands.
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Chen Qi’s words reminded Yang Huaijin of the chilling aura Feng Zhi exuded when they first met, along with the salty sea smell in his hair. Feng Zhi couldn’t have actually swam over from the shore, but to avoid detection, he had abandoned the speedboat midway, and the last stretch of the journey was indeed swum.
“Let me guess again, what are you doing here?” Chen Qi surveyed the warehouse with his eyes. “Perhaps, hiding a little whore…”
Feng Zhi suddenly made a move, his angry fist aiming at Chen Qi. Chen Qi was prepared and narrowly avoided Feng Zhi’s punch, then swiftly retaliated with his own punch towards Feng Zhi.
As they clashed, Chen Qi, despite being a Beta, displayed formidable strength, delivering powerful blows with each move. Meanwhile, Feng Zhi, as Chen Qi had mentioned, was at the end of his stamina after a day and a night of pursuit. The more Feng Zhi tried to end the fight quickly, the more Chen Qi dragged it out, using his extensive experience to engage with Feng Zhi. At eighteen, Feng Zhi was far from reaching the peak of an Alpha. He fought desperately to protect his Omega, risking his life in the process.
Later, Yang Huaijin almost forgot the specifics of the battle, only remembering the fierce look in Feng Zhi’s eyes, wolf-like. Chen Qi targeted Feng Zhi’s wounds with each punch, reopening old injuries. Feng Zhi’s wounds opened up, blood flowing as he grappled with Chen Qi as if he had nothing to lose.
The chaos finally ended under the sound of Yang Huaijin’s gunshot. Yang Huaijin seemed to have a natural intuition for firearms. Once he calmed down after the initial fear, even with two people fighting in front of him, he found himself able to accurately discern the timing to shoot. However, he couldn’t overcome the hurdle in his heart. He dared not kill, so although he hit Chen Qi, the shot missed its mark.
Chen Qi was shot in the shoulder and left with his injury.
Feng Zhi, with new wounds on top of old ones, blood soaking his clothes, still managed to smile at Yang Huaijin and gave him a thumbs-up gesture. “Well done!”
The ship was nearing the island, and they didn’t have much time left. They ran together towards the deck.
Standing at the ship’s rail, Feng Zhi let Yang Huaijin go down first.
Yang Huaijin keenly sensed something amiss and grabbed Feng Zhi. “What are you planning to do?”
Seeing that there was no point in hiding it anymore, Feng Zhi stopped concealing the truth. “A-jin, you can tell that I’m not one of Chen Qi’s men. This time, I was entrusted to investigate Chen Qi’s trafficking. There’s something on this ship that’s related to their human trafficking chain, and I must get it.”
“The ship is about to leave that island, and with such a big fire, it could sink the ship! What will you do?” Yang Huaijin exclaimed anxiously. “If you insist on staying behind, then I’ll stay with you…” Yang Huaijin’s words were cut off as Feng Zhi lifted him up around the waist, and in the blink of an eye, they were already outside the railing of the deck.
“Are you crazy? Let me go!” Yang Huaijin clung tightly to Feng Zhi’s neck, glaring angrily at him.
Every time Feng Zhi saw Yang Huaijin worry about him, he couldn’t help but feel happy inside. Ignoring Yang Huaijin’s sinking expression, he kissed him firmly on the lips. “A-jin, someone will pick me up, no matter what method. It might be someone on my side, or it might be under the guise of police custody, but I’ll be fine. However, what comes next involves the underworld, and I can’t let you get involved.”
Yang Huaijin was moved. The guy in front of him had short hair, bloodstains on his cheeks, but his eyes shone like stars, full of conviction and sincerity. Despite being injured all over, he still wanted to do his utmost to protect himself. When he said, ‘I’ll be fine,’ Yang Huaijin subconsciously believed him.
“A-jin, will you marry me?”
“…” Yang Huaijin widened his eyes, completely caught off guard by Feng Zhi’s proposal at this moment?
“A-jin, I want to be your partner!” Feng Zhi continued, “Will you marry me?”
“…”
“I know this is too informal. I’ll make it up with flowers and everything. If we start from pursuing each other, that’s fine too…” Strike while the iron is hot. However, seeing Yang Huaijin’s lack of response, Feng Zhi became somewhat unsure of himself. The marking was coerced, and the deep marking wasn’t even agreed upon by Yang Huaijin. It was a knot between them…
Yang Huaijin was about to burst into laughter at his actions. However, with almost no hesitation, he said, “Okay, if you come see me properly, I’ll agree to let you pursue me…” Before he could finish his sentence, Feng Zhi had already kissed him excitedly.
Their lips intertwined, and the other’s tongue intruded into his mouth, kissing and demanding wantonly. Yang Huaijin’s vision was filled with Feng Zhi’s skin at his temples, his short hair, ears… and beyond that, the blazing fire at the stern illuminated the night sky over the sea…
Feng Zhi said, “You promised to be my partner, don’t regret it for a lifetime!”
“Nonsense! I only agreed to let you pursue me.”
Feng Zhi laughed, “You agreed in your heart, I heard it.”
…
Will you marry me…
Yes, you come and see me in one piece…
You promised to be my partner, don’t regret it for a lifetime…
…
Yang Huaijin jumped into the sea, while Feng Zhi stood at the railing of the deck, pressing his fingers together against his lips, then throwing out a flying kiss towards him from a distance. Feng Zhi watched Yang Huaijin with a smile, silently mouthing the words: ‘Wait for me!’
Then, Feng Zhi turned around and headed towards the direction of the fire, his figure disappearing from Yang Huaijin’s view.
Yang Huaijin floated on the water’s surface, also smiling.
The November seawater had begun to cool, but Yang Huaijin’s heart was not cold. He was adept in the water, feeling like a free fish as he swam towards the island. The night sea was calm, and this distance was not far for him.
At that moment, Yang Huaijin firmly believed that he and Feng Zhi would meet again. Feng Zhi said he wanted to pursue him, so he thought he should set some challenges for Feng Zhi. Pursuing a partner was never that simple, right? When they met again…
However, he didn’t know that just before Feng Zhi got hold of the item, moments before the arrival of the rescue, a bullet was shot amidst the chaos. With the heightened senses of an Alpha, Feng Zhi reacted but didn’t have time to dodge. In the end, the bullet grazed his head, blood spurting out and splattering onto the floor in front of him.
He staggered, his vision fading into red, the crimson of his own blood.
He saw the person coming to rescue him, he opened his mouth, but couldn’t make a sound. He said, “Go find my A-jin…”
Goodness I can’t!!! This is really too much, first a deep marking and then a proposal. They had a bright future that should’ve awaited them. I can’t imagine what A-jin went through after knowing that A-jiu forgot their past and his existence. Our poor baby didn’t deserve this!!!
Thank you for the multiple updates as always. ❤️
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Thanks for the chapters! I can’t wait until A-jiu remembers, hopefully he feels shitty!
Lol. Me too
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Loved the updates. Ps. Is this the end of the flashbacks?
Yes this chapter is the end of the flashbacks next chapter will return to the current time ˁ•ᴗ•ˀつ～ 💞
Sooo… Did A-jiu rescuer know to find a-jin or did Feng just mouthed the words, so nobody knew?
Who is it that tried to find Ajin but failed miserably? 😩 They couldn’t have been separated for that long only if you searched well 😩