Chapter 430: Human-to-Human Transmission of the ’Main Partner’ Addiction

Sensing Yuan Shiyao’s gaze, Xie Youchen raised an eyebrow, his tone calm. "What are you looking at? Is someone else here?"

Jiang Qingli: "..."

’One after another! Why are they all so sharp!’

Unlike Yuan Shiyao, who wasn’t part of the military system, Xie Youchen knew about Ye Linyuan’s situation.

Jiang Qingli blinked at him, hoping he would help her cover things up in front of Yuan Shiyao.

But before Xie Youchen could speak, Yuan Shiyao spoke up.

"Marshal Xie, my eyes were just bothering me, so I was moving them around." Yuan Shiyao rubbed his eyes, his voice a weak whisper. "You’re being too sensitive."

Xie Youchen arched a brow and tossed the Energy Supplement in his hand over to him. "If you’re sick, you should be taking medicine, not wasting time talking nonsense here."

Yuan Shiyao caught the supplement.

His eyelid twitched violently at the words.

He had just taken two sips when his terminal started vibrating.

It was a message from the court.

Yuan Shiyao glanced at it and immediately dismissed the notification.

’I can’t leave.’

’Xie Youchen is here, and so is that other male in the bathroom. Even if I can’t stay, I can’t let anyone else stay either.’

But as if to defy him, the terminal buzzed insistently.

’The court clearly approved my leave. How could something come up so suddenly?’

Yuan Shiyao sensed something and looked up at the other male not far away.

Xie Youchen opened a cabinet, took out a mug, added two spoonfuls of honey, filled it with warm water, and handed it to Jiang Qingli. After she took it, he gently pinched her cheek.

Then he made himself the same drink, took a couple of sips, and looked over at Yuan Shiyao as if just noticing his presence, giving him a "you’re still here?" kind of look.

Yuan Shiyao: "..."

The young man secretly ground his sharp teeth.

’That scheming bastard, Xie Youchen.’

’Does he have any skills besides using his power to crush people?’

’Before, Xie Youchen wanted to find a husband for Jiang Qingli, and he used threats and bribes to stuff me into the Jiang Family.’

’Now that Xie Youchen has fallen for Jiang Qingli and changed his mind, wanting to take her for himself, he’s doing everything he can to stop me from getting close to her.’

’Does he really think everything in the world will go his way?’

When the ringing started again, Yuan Shiyao didn’t even look at his terminal and just rejected the call.

He balled one hand into a fist, held it to his lips, and was about to play the same trick again when he caught sight of the caller ID on the screen—

"Brother"

It was Yuan Shimo.

Yuan Shiyao’s heart leaped into his throat. He glanced at Jiang Qingli, who was looking down and drinking her water, and said in a low voice, "Sorry, Qingli, it’s about work. I need to go take care of this..."

He walked weakly to the balcony, and after closing the door, his face fell. He called back.

On the other end, Yuan Shimo’s voice was cold. "You’re in the Twelve Cities?"

Yuan Shiyao wasn’t supposed to arrive in the Twelve Cities until next month. He had taken the opportunity to come while Yuan Shimo was away at an out-of-town conference.

He had thought his own brother was so busy that it would be at least a week before he found out.

Who knew it would be this fast.

Since he’d been found out, Yuan Shiyao confessed readily, "Yes, I’m in the Twelve Cities."

"Get the hell out of her room now." Yuan Shimo’s frigid voice was full of hostility.

Yuan Shiyao froze.

’How does he know?’

He instinctively glanced at the corners of the room, but there were no cameras.

Yuan Shimo calmly revealed, "Email is the most convenient way to check an IP from a different location. In your inbox, the latest message is from the Twelve Cities Central Court. They couldn’t reach you just now and are demanding you return to your post immediately."

The implication was clear: for someone like him, whose intentions were as plain as day, what else could he be doing in the unfamiliar Twelve Cities, skipping work, other than trying to poach someone’s partner?

Yuan Shiyao flew into a rage out of humiliation. "You—don’t investigate me like I’m a criminal!"

On the other end of the line, Yuan Shimo said, enunciating each word, "If you don’t want people to know, then don’t use my wife’s birthday as your password."

Yuan Shiyao choked on his words, his voice weakening. He tried to change the subject by introducing a new conflict. "...Besides me, there are other males here. Did you investigate them too?"

Yuan Shimo seemed to waver. "Who else?"

"Xie Youchen, and there’s someone else in the bathroom, I don’t know who," Yuan Shiyao said with great honesty. "But if I stay a little longer, I’ll find out."

Yuan Shimo was silent for two seconds. "You should still get the hell out."

...

He hung up.

Yuan Shiyao pinched the bridge of his nose and returned inside.

He was so agitated that for a moment, he forgot to pretend to be weak.

Xie Youchen scanned him from head to toe. "It seems you’re feeling better. In that case, we’ll leave now. Advisor Jiang needs to rest."

He had gone to so much trouble to get here, only to be forced to leave after less than ten minutes, and he’d even been caught by two love rivals. Yuan Shiyao was so angry he could have coughed up blood.

But he didn’t want to disturb Jiang Qingli’s rest either.

On his way here, he had heard from others that Jiang Qingli’s mission was highly classified. She must have been through a lot recently.

"Then I’ll be leaving too, Qingli," Yuan Shiyao said, turning to the girl beside him with a gentle voice. "My gift includes a sleep-inducing aromatherapy scent. You can try it if you can’t sleep."

"Okay, thank you." Jiang Qingli’s eyes curved into crescents. "I’ll come find you for fun when my mission is over!"

The girl’s lips were red and her teeth were white. When she smiled, her pair of beautiful dark eyes were like crescent moons, incomparably bright and lovely.

Yuan Shiyao felt as if his heart had been struck.

The dark clouds of his accumulated dissatisfaction seemed to scatter, purified into fluffy cotton candy that soaked his heart in pink.

Seeing her smile made staying up for two days and two nights straight completely worth it.

Yuan Shiyao didn’t dare to look for too long. He only paused for a few seconds before averting his gaze, touching the back of his neck and murmuring, "Then... I’ll wait for you."

...

The two males left, one after the other.

Jiang Qingli saw them to the door, then closed it and sent a message to Xie Youchen. She briefly explained that Ye Linyuan was with her and asked him to help schedule a check-up.

Xie Youchen seemed to have known she would message him; the message was marked as read the instant she sent it.

His reply was also quick: [Did he agree?]

Jiang Qingli: [Not yet... I’ll figure something out!]

Ye Linyuan didn’t trust the military and didn’t want to get a check-up at a military facility, but she was truly worried about his condition.

Bringing Ye Linyuan back was mainly because she considered the military base to be safe enough.

She was staring at the screen, thinking about how to have a proper talk with Ye Linyuan, when a tall shadow fell over her.

"Is the other one your friend too?"

Ye Linyuan was slightly bent over, staring into her eyes, demanding an explanation.

"Xie Youchen isn’t my friend. He’s my... I guess you could call him my secret lover for now."

Jiang Qingli admitted it readily. It would be difficult to hide, and even if he didn’t regain his memories, he would find out soon enough.

She had originally thought that Ye Linyuan would get jealous and give her the cold shoulder upon hearing about their relationship.

But she never expected it.

When the man heard the term "secret lover," the somewhat tense expression on his face relaxed.

The young man leaned against the wall and sneered disdainfully. "So he’s just a minor one."

Jiang Qingli: ?

030: [The ’main partner’ obsession is showing signs of human-to-human transmission!]

Jiang Qingli almost burst out laughing.

Thinking about what she had to do next, she cleared her throat, threw herself onto the bed, and held out her hands to Ye Linyuan. "Come here."

Ye Linyuan swam up to her but didn’t press down on her.

Jiang Qingli found it strange. "Why are you being so reserved?"

Ye Linyuan glanced at her lower abdomen. "I’ll go warm myself up first."

"I just want to hold you now."

Jiang Qingli’s heart stirred. She threw herself into his arms and kissed his lips.

Then, in the instant he was stunned.

She forcefully entered Ye Linyuan’s Spiritual Domain—