Do Aliens Also Have Arranged Marriages? - Chapter 7

Chapter 7 – A Marriage That Cannot Be Annulled

5:30 in the morning.

Shen Yan woke up on time because of his long-term biological clock.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, there is faint light in the sky.

Shen Yan found himself sleeping on the sofa. He rubbed his sore temples. After two seconds, he remembered what happened yesterday.

He looked up at his bedroom.

It was occupied by an Omega.

Shen Yan got up from the sofa, washed up simply, and changed into yesterday’s combat uniform.

After washing, the clothes are dried overnight, leaving them fresh and tidy.

In fact, Shen Yan was not used to wearing the same clothes for two consecutive days, but there was no way to change because he couldn’t enter his room now.

He pushed the door open and left, heading for the military training ground.

From six in the morning to half past seven every day is the morning training time for the mopping-up troops.

It was almost eight o’clock when Shen Yan returned home, and the young man sleeping in the bedroom had not yet gotten up.

He opened the refrigerator and took out a bag of nutritional supplements, but then he remembered that there was someone else at home and stopped closing the refrigerator.

Shen Yan usually doesn’t have much time to cook, and most of the time he just makes do with nutritional supplements. There’s not much to eat at home, so there’s only a little bread and a few eggs left in the empty refrigerator, and the rest are neatly placed nutritional supplements.

Thinking of the expired biscuits that the young man had eaten yesterday, Shen Yan was silent for a moment, then raised his hand to take out bread and eggs from the refrigerator and walked into the kitchen.

A few minutes later, he placed a steaming plate on the table. On the plate were freshly baked bread slices and two golden fried eggs.

Recalling the young man’s thin face yesterday, he expressionlessly opened a box of milk, poured it into a glass, and put it in the microwave to heat it up.

After doing all this, Shen Yan walked to the bedroom door and knocked.

Knock Knock——

In the bedroom, Jian Ning was awakened by a knock on the door. He rubbed his eyes and yawned sleepily.

He slept so soundly that his confused thoughts made him think he was back in his university dormitory.

“Who is it?” His voice was groggy and sleepy.

The knocking stopped and a man’s cold voice came from the door.

“It’s me. There’s breakfast outside. Remember to get up and eat.” Shen Yan paused, then added, “I’m leaving first.”

Hearing the voice, Jian Ning shuddered and woke up instantly.

He remembered.

He has traveled to another world and turned into an alien, and the person outside the door is none other than the cold-blooded admiral who kills aliens without blinking an eye!

The person outside the door did not wait for his response. After he finished speaking, footsteps were soon heard from outside. The door at the entrance opened and closed with a dull sound. Shen Yan seemed to have left.

Jian Ning leaned against the door and listened for a few seconds. After making sure that there was no movement outside, he carefully opened the door.

The air was filled with the aroma of food. Jian Ning swallowed his saliva, and his stomach cramped as he felt a strong sense of hunger.

He took two or three steps to the dining table, where a plate was placed with golden toasted bread, fried eggs, and a cup of steaming milk.

He sat down and ate voraciously, finishing his breakfast in a blink of an eye.

Jian Ning touched his belly which was finally slightly bulging, and thought that although Admiral Shen looked cold, he actually had a kind heart.

Jian Ning suddenly remembered that he didn’t have time to see Talia when he came back yesterday.

After entering Talia’s ID in the friend column, he clicked Add Friend.

After a while, the friend request was accepted.

【Talia: Hi~little guy, how was your day yesterday?】

——Great surprises, great joys, ups and downs.

Jian Ning only wants to describe it with the above eight words.

But soon, he and the butcher will dissolve their marriage.

【Jian Ning: I encountered a small problem, but it can be solved today.】

【Talia: That’s good. I’m going to lead the team on a mission. If you have any questions, you can come to me.】

【Jian Ning: OK, be careful.】

After closing the chat interface, Jian Ning stretched lazily.

As soon as Admiral Shen gets back their divorce certificate, he will leave here immediately, live his lazy life in the base, and stay away from this “Butcher”.

It’s better not to meet again.

•|•

Command center.

The elevator went straight up to the 17th floor, which was the office of the military region commander-in-chief—Shen Qing.

When he walked out of the elevator, he saw a dozen soldiers standing in neat rows on both sides of the corridor. They saluted immediately when they saw Shen Yan.

“Admiral Shen.”

“Hello, Admiral Shen.”

Shen Yan nodded in response: “I want to see the commander-in-chief.”

“Wait a moment, I’ll inform sir right away.” A soldier stepped out of the line, went to the side to ask for instructions, and soon came back.

“Admiral Shen, please come in.”

Walking into the office, Shen Yan saw the commander-in-chief handling official business.

He stopped not too far away.

Shen Yan said in a cold voice: “Commander-in-chief, please cancel my marriage with that Omega. This matter has not been agreed upon by both of us.”

The commander-in-chief ignored him and continued writing without any pause.

Shen Yan lowered his cold eyes and stood there motionless.

After a long while, the commander-in-chief looked up at him.

The two men had similar stern faces, except that the older commander had a few more stern lines at the corners of his eyes.

The commander-in-chief’s tone allowed no room for argument: “Shen Yan, this is the decision of the command center.”

Shen Yan raised his eyes and looked directly at the officer opposite him: “This is unfair to that Omega.”

The commander-in-chief put down his pen, clasped his hands together, and said sternly: “This is not an era of fairness. In the face of racial security, personal will is not important.”

Omega is indeed precious and rare, but this is his only relative.

The purpose of finding the omega was certainly not for reproduction, but because of the extremely high pheromone matching, which gave him a greater chance of successfully calming Shen Yan’s mental power that could erupt at any time.

In Shen Qing’s opinion, that Omega – might be a perfect substitute for the tranquilizers used by Shen Yan.

Shen Yan’s expression did not change: “Sorry, I can’t accept it. Please give me a reason that can convince me.”

Shen Qing’s eyes darkened slightly.

This kid’s stubbornness is exactly like his.

“In the past six months, your mental power has rioted four times. I must make some preparations for the base in advance. What you want to protect is premised on your standing on the side of humans. An unstable factor that can get out of control at any time will only pose a threat to the base.”

“Shen Yan, the base needs you, and I hope you accept this marriage.”

Shen Yan clenched his hands at his sides, and his usually cold eyes seemed to contain some complex emotions.

Seeing Shen Yan’s cold face and silence, the commander continued: “If you must have a more appropriate reason- the origin of that Omega is a little suspicious. Talia from the search team said he was from Base 107. I need you to monitor him.”

“…”

After a long silence, Shen Yan lowered his eyes: “Got it, I will obey the base’s arrangements.”

Shen Qing’s expression eased, and he stood up and walked to Shen Yan: “If you are worried that the base’s decision is unfair to that Omega, then be nice to him and be a competent partner.”

He raised his hand and wanted to touch the head in front of him that was half a head taller than him, but Shen Yan dodged it by moving sideways.

The raised arm paused, and finally fell on Shen Yan’s shoulder as a second choice.

Shen Qing patted his shoulder and said, “Even as a father, I hope you can accept this marriage. The pheromones of that Omega are almost 100% compatible with yours. You will like him.”

Shen Yan did not comment.

•|•

When Shen Yan returned home, it was almost noon.

After opening the door, Shen Yan noticed that the young man was looking at him with obvious expectation, and he looked away uncomfortably.

He walked into the kitchen carrying the groceries he had bought and began preparing lunch as if nothing had happened.

Jian Ning: “……?”

Why did he feel that Admiral Shen’s reaction just now seemed like guilt?

Shen Yan didn’t say anything, and Jian Ning didn’t feel comfortable asking. When all the dishes were served, Jian Ning sat at the table and was handed a pair of chopsticks by the person opposite him. He finally couldn’t help but speak.

He raised a flattering smile on his face: “Admiral Shen, we–”

“I’m sorry, but we can’t annul the marriage.”

Jian Ning’s smile suddenly fell.

Shen Yan keenly noticed that the young man’s mood was instantly depressed. His eyes moved slightly and he said in a deep voice: “This is an order from the command center. I can’t refuse it for the time being. But don’t worry, our marriage is only in name. I won’t do anything.”

Jian Ning forced a smile.

He has learned a lot about Alpha creatures on the forum – Alpha usually says “I won’t do anything”, but when it comes to the estrus period or the susceptible period, all the previous words are bullshit.

The dinner table suddenly fell silent.

After dinner, Jian Ning helped clean up with a sad face.

After all, if he wanted to eat and drink for free, he would still have to do some work.

Shen Yan glanced at him and said, “Just take a rest.”

Jian Ning sighed and shook his head: “It’s okay.”

After dinner, Shen Yan thought for a moment, suggested adding Jian Ning’s Star Brain ID, and then transferred all his savings over.

Shen Yan knew that his and the base’s behavior was very despicable, and he should indeed compensate the Omega who was forced to marry him, but he really couldn’t think of any good way to treat the Omega, so he had to transfer all his savings first, which might give the Omega some sense of security.

When Jian Ning saw a string of zeros suddenly appearing in the Star Brain balance, his eyes widened in shock.

Shen Yan: “I will be out of the base this afternoon and may be back late. You… can get familiar with the base first.”

After Shen Yan left, Jian Ning withdrew his gaze from the astonishing balance, and his surprise quickly turned into panic.

If he stayed with Shen Yan all the time, his identity would be discovered sooner or later, and it would be very dangerous for him to continue staying in the base.

But……

He recalled the gate of the base. When he entered, he noticed that only the military and the search teams came in and out. Ordinary people did not seem to be allowed to go out.

Jian Ning immediately thought of Talia——

The leader of a search party.

If he found a way to join Talia’s team, maybe he can take the opportunity to escape while they’re out.

He opened the Star Brain and sent a message to Talia:

【Captain Talia…can I join your search team?】

After a while, a question mark came from the other side.

【Talia: ?】

Talia was very surprised when she saw the message.

When entering the base, the young man’s Omega gender should have been detected, and he should have enjoyed very generous treatment. Why did he suddenly want to join the search team?

The base’s search team is a team spontaneously organized by the public. The military assigns tasks to them and they are responsible for carrying out search missions in the safe zone that has been cleared by the extermination troops, mainly searching for special supplies and scientific research and medical equipment.

This job pays well and occasionally one can get some unexpected benefits. It is a good job in the base, but relatively speaking, the risk factor is much higher, so most of the team members are Alphas and some Betas with strong physical fitness.

Like the situation they encountered the other day where the alien species still existed in the safe area. Although, the chance of this happening is very small, there are always some aliens that slip through the net, and if one is not careful, one may die in the alien species’ mouth.

Therefore, Talia did not understand why the Omega, who had finally entered the base, suddenly exposed herself to danger.

【Talia: Little guy, this mission is not suitable for you. It’s very dangerous outside.】

Jian Ning sighed.

Of course he knew it was dangerous outside, but his current situation was even more dangerous.

Therefore, he could only vaguely express to Talia the fact that he had just entered the base yesterday and married a certain admiral without knowing it.

【Talia: Are you saying that you and Admiral Shen are married? 】

Even through the screen, Jian Ning could sense the astonishment on the other side.