Little Pink Starfish

Of course, such rumors and speculations could only spread in private. No one would come and show off in front of the General, right? Otherwise, isn’t that just asking to be hit? The General was very scary, okay!
However, no matter how much his subordinates tried to hide it, and no matter how uninterested Gu Bai himself acted, he still couldn’t resist the fact that there was a crazy pervert in his house…

Every single time, whenever there was new information, the crazy pervert had to share it with his beloved. What could he do!
Gu Bai was slightly anxious inside, but thinking back to the previous world, he also messed with the crazy pervert and had him act in a play for him… he could only be anxious and nothing more, right.
What’s more, even if the crazy pervert didn’t take the initiative to share, with Gu Bai’s sharp six senses as a soul, every time he and the crazy pervert passed by a certain place, the gazes from the onlookers that landed on his back — they were so hot! Fiery! Burning!
There was no way not to notice, okay.

Gu Bai could only silently light a [candle] for himself.
Forget it. Anyway, this kind of “being-in-love” type of crap, he had already encountered a lot.
At least this time no one lost their memory, and it was genuine love… I guess.

·

Because of Qiguan Rui’s little schemes, Gu Bai couldn’t stay long in this world. But this time he really wasn’t interested in the plot, the main reason being, although he was a hidden omega, he still didn’t have much interest in saving the world as an omega.
What he most wanted to save now was himself, okay!
If he accidentally entered heat out of nowhere, then what awaited him was a complete reshaping of his worldview, okay! With the crazy pervert around, how could he possibly think of anything!

However, even if Gu Bai didn’t go and interact with the plot and characters, the plot still progressed in an orderly manner.
For example, in a certain moment, there was the principal of the original owner’s alma mater, also the main location of the plot — the Federation First Military Academy… who sent him an invitation.
What did this invitation mean?
It was for the academy’s annual mecha competition — and they wanted Gu Bai to be a judge, mwah mwah!

Gu Bai was slightly conflicted inside.
Should he go… or not?
He recalled the plot.

In that plot, the original owner Liu Rufen, seemed to have had first contact with the protagonist shou because of this incident? Then later admired the protagonist shou, and then was seen as the second male lead who secretly loved him…
If he didn’t go, then some plotlines might not get triggered?

Thinking that he had nothing better to do recently, Gu Bai decided to just accept it.
Having something to do could at least stop that crazy pervert from staring at my [beep——] all day long without looking away!
That drooling expression was seriously wtf okay! @Unlimited Good Stories, only on Jinjiang Literature City

Then, Gu Bai summoned his adjutant and asked him to give the principal a confirmed reply.
Just like that, the decision was happily made.

After handling this matter, Gu Bai continued dawdling at home.
There was no battle at the front lines, so his vacation time as a general was naturally extended.
But what was a bit depressing was — that crazy pervert was actually called home by his shell’s family? Since when was the crazy pervert so obedient!

Sighing, Gu Bai felt that maybe he had gotten a bit used to it.
This was probably also a kind of “asking for it.”
When he saw him, he felt like dammit so damn annoying, and when he didn’t see him, he wondered why the hell he wasn’t here to annoy me yet?
If this was the rhythm of love, then damn it really was full of awkwardness.

Naturally, if it was just this, Gu Bai would have just stayed home being half artistic and half melancholy. But he didn’t expect — something he had never imagined would actually happen!
Someone sent in a note!
An invitation was sent!
And what was that invitation?

Madam Fang said she wanted to meet with him, wow!

Gu Bai: “……”
Speaking of which, that so-called Madam Fang — wasn’t she the crazy pervert’s stepmother?
A beautiful woman who had upgraded from a beta mistress to a stepmother, deeply favored, full of ambition, and even gave birth to an alpha — truly the ultimate mistress among mistresses.

Such a person, looking for him for what?
No matter what the reason, at this moment, Gu Bai had a deep, ominous feeling in his heart.
He just felt like… something bad was about to happen…

·

A coffee shop.
Quite secluded.
This was usually a great spot for dates. Of course, if you wanted to discuss something private, it was also a pretty good place.

At this moment, on either side of a hidden tea table, sat a man and a woman.
The woman’s eyes were slightly red, silently shedding tears.

“General, you probably don’t know, Ah Yuan had such a hard life…”
“Since childhood, because of his identity, he was ridiculed and isolated…”
“When he grew up, the child was just too hurt, so his personality became somewhat timid…”
“It’s a pity male betas are almost infertile. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have…”
“He used to admire you the most, General. But he once did some tests, and many things just…”
“Maybe he’s fragile, maybe he’s timid…”

Every single thing she said hinted that “Fang Yuan” only admired the General, that he was timid, weak, flawed, completely useless, etc.
To put it simply, this was slandering.

Tense to the extreme.

Truly WTF and hard to explain!
I actually experienced being invited for a private talk by my lover’s mother!
All these hints and roundabout words — what is even happening!
Is this some kind of inner court drama!

Who would’ve thought!
Even I have the qualifications to play in a court drama now!
This style is seriously off, okay!

Gu Bai was very conflicted inside.
He thought — if his status weren’t this high, the crazy pervert’s stepmom would probably have pulled out a check to slap him with, right? That would be just like the feeling of dismissing a girlfriend for the sake of a “good son”…

Although, this stepmom’s goal was definitely the same as any bio-mother — in short, she was worried that if the crazy pervert gained General “Liu Rufen”’s support, he’d return and inherit the title as a beta, pushing her own son aside.
This kind of mind game — he really couldn’t handle it!

Gu Bai took a deep breath.
Slightly dizzy.

Beta Madam Fang thought Gu Bai had listened, and so she played to her strengths as a woman, gently and in detail blah blah — she believed! That this General would definitely understand how unreliable and unworthy that Fang Yuan was, and would give up on him!

Gu Bai felt his gentlemanly demeanor was being seriously tested.
So damn naggy…
And this woman was seriously unreliable — did she even know how scary the crazy pervert was!
She was practically asking to die, okay!

——If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have come out.
If it weren’t for the fact that when this person delivered the note, the adjutant and several guards happened to be there.

#One misstep brings regret for life#

So now the question was, should he find a chance to interrupt, or just let her ramble until she was done?
The last bit of sympathy he had — maybe he should use it on this woman?
Battle mistresses weren’t easy.
Usually they had pretty solid professional ethics… if only she hadn’t been unlucky enough to encounter a crazy pervert.

Thinking this way, Gu Bai felt a sliver of sympathy for the still-smug combat mistress Madam Fang.
So he raised his hand.

Madam Fang: “……”
Suddenly felt pressure!
She subconsciously shut her mouth!
As expected of the General.
But what was the General going to say?
Not a good feeling…

Gu Bai expressionless: “Fang Yuan is very good.” @Unlimited Good Stories, only on Jinjiang Literature City
After saying that, he stood up, gave a slight nod to the battle mistress Madam Fang, and turned to leave.
Leaving behind only a tall and proud back.

Madam Fang’s nails almost dug into her flesh.
She held back and held back, and still didn’t make any improper move.
But inside, she was panicking.

What was going on…
Could it be, that the rumor was true?

Madam Fang bit her cherry lips with her white teeth. On her beautiful face, there appeared a few traces of pitiful vulnerability.
Could it be that this General Liu Rufen really had feelings for that little slut? Or was it that little slut who really clung to Liu Rufen? If it was like this, then what would happen to her son? All the years of effort — were they all for nothing?

No, she absolutely would not allow it!
The title could only belong to her son! That little slut — he could dream of touching it! @Unlimited Good Stories, only on Jinjiang Literature City

Infected with dark energy, Madam Fang marched back powerfully.
She decided she had to do something to increase her son’s chances. Even if Fang Yuan had clung to Liu Rufen, Liu Rufen was just a beta, right?
As long as her son could marry a noble omega from a powerful family, everything could still be salvaged. Her son would definitely defeat that little slut!

Also, did this Liu Rufen really have feelings for that little slut? She’d come up with a way — make sure someone tainted that slut’s body, let Liu Rufen discover it himself… see if he still had any feelings left!
A slut is a slut — if she could suppress him before, then she could make sure he never rose again!

With a spike in battle awareness, Madam Fang returned to the duke’s mansion.
In the depths of her heart, a shadow she could not see had already been buried deep…
And she would never know that the person she was plotting against, was a terrifying being of a whole different level.

——I mean, they weren’t even in the same league or even the same dimension, right?
As the saying goes: no zuo no die. Court drama tricks didn’t work in every setting — oh right, even if the setting worked, you still had to pick the right person.
Otherwise, all that awaited you was a cabinet full of tragedy!

Gu Bai also returned. After returning, he didn’t do anything.
He just sent a message to Qiguan Rui.

The message read:
【Come back early.】
So concise and to the point!

And what about Qiguan Rui, who was once again locked up?
He looked at the prompt tone displayed on his wristwatch in the dark environment, and showed a gentle smile.
Gege missed me…
I knew it, gege couldn’t live without me.

Qiguan Rui slowly stood up. While greedily staring at the four characters on the watch, he also slowly walked to the tightly locked door of the little dark room.
Ah…
Perfect timing, I missed gege too.

Then he reached out his hand and pushed forward.

“Boom!”
The alloy door collapsed suddenly, and ear-piercing alarms resounded throughout the mansion.