Chapter 58 - Concession (1/2)
No man could bear to receive such an evaluation from their partner, much less a man like Adrian with such a strong sense of pride. He lost his temper instantly. “You didn’t even give me time to prepare before blowing up the bomb on me! I was relying completely on my theoretical foundation. I think I already managed pretty decently!”
Zhong Yan was stunned. “What do you mean theoretical foundation…didn’t you say you had tons of experience?”
“I have tons of theoretical foundation experience, okay?!” Adrian was depressed.
Only then did Zhong Yan understand. After all that, it turns out that was the first time for both of these two old virgins. His heart was beating madly as he asked, “So, with other people…you’ve never…”
“No. I’m busy enough, where would I find the time to seek someone out for something like that?” Adrian complained dramatically, “I kept my body pure for you for so many years but you still complained about my techniques. Where am I going to practice? Maybe one day I can go out to practice before…”
Zhong Yanglared at him. “Don’t you dare!”
“No no, I wouldn’t dare.” Adrian quickly expressed his loyalty before laughing. “Gosh, you’re so fierce. We’ve only been married for two days. No wonder they used to say that getting married is no different from taking a step into your grave. Life is going to be hard in the future…”
When it came to Adrian, Zhong Yan had always been very petty. In the past, when they were “close friends”, Zhong Yan had disliked Fayn for so many years only because he got close to Adrian and shook his own position as “Adrian’s best friend”. He was still stuck on that till now. It was worse now that they were mutually exclusive to each other. Zhong Yan warned him. “You’re mine alone, the law recognizes that. Don’t break the law.”
Adrian listened to his serious declaration of sovereignty and could not help but laugh. Zhong Yan smacked him through his blanket. “Don’t laugh! I’m serious!”
“Okay, okay, I’m serious, I won’t break the law.” Adrian put on a straight face and said in a fake serious manner, “I’ve always been a good law-abiding citizen.”
“A law-abiding citizen who forcefully seized an entire star system.” Zhong Yan laid firmly in Adrian’s arms with only his face exposed. He rubbed his face against Adrian’s hand like a gentle little animal and spoke unhurriedly to him. “I just saw the news about you sealing Lebor’s borders. Did you find Qu Yongyi?”
“Everyone is talking about how we were attacked and also our marriage, I’m surprised you saw any other news.” Adrian knew that Zhong Yan was a constant worrywart. He had already begun to deal with the situation at hand as soon as he woke up. He told him honestly, “We managed to catch him just this morning. He’s already been taken to Navi’s primary star. My men are interrogating him now.”
“Then, when are you going to withdraw your troops from Lebor?”
“I’m not going to withdraw my men.”
Unperturbed, Zhong Yan calmly responded. “You’re not withdrawing? Are you going to redress the former council heads and duplicate the whole White Aegis route again?”
Adrian appreciated how composed he was, and how nothing ever made him anxious. Now that their ideas were well-matched, their tacit understanding made Adrian extremely pleased and he couldn’t help but lean down to kiss Zhong Yan’s cheek. “You know me best.”
“We’re talking serious business, what are you doing?” Zhong Yan’s wound was hurting so he didn’t dare to speak too quickly. He spoke slowly, but he did not sound like he was blaming him at all, and instead sounded amused. “How’s the collection of evidence going?”
“Just about done. Most of it was provided by ‘Specimen’. The intelligence department on my side is working on it. At dawn tomorrow, my men will go to Lebor’s prison and speak personally with the former head of council.”
Zhong Yan nodded. “Lebor’s former Council Head will be very willing to help. ‘Butterfly’ sacrificed him and pushed him onto the road of no return. You’re handing him an olive branch. This is a good chance for him, and what’s more, you’ve both worked together tacitly on the White Aegis matter. You could say you’ve had a ‘cooperation’ before.”
“Not bad, that’s exactly what I thought. After all that work, Pearson caused a big uproar. He definitely must not have expected that Lebor would land in my hands.”
“Don’t be too relaxed yet. You still haven’t gotten Lebor. Lebor System is still within ‘Butterfly’s’ jurisdiction. How did the Capital react when you stepped in just like that? You had a reason when you went to search for the fugitives so they couldn’t go as far as to send their troops. Otherwise, it would be difficult to control the public’s opinion.” Zhong Yan made a guess, “Did they give you a severe warning? Or several?”