"You're right, but you're just a little hamster. Without the protection of your family, in this dog-eat-dog empire, forget about going out. If your house doesn't smell like other powerful beastmen, you could be robbed in your home."
Luo Beishi thought about it and realized it was true. If they didn't go to the Central Star where the security was better, similar things often happened on their peripheral stars. No matter how rich the little hamster was, he wouldn't live to enjoy it. His mother told him that unless he found a powerful mate.
Quinn wasn't trying to bully Lia; he was just stating the facts. Lia wasn't a combat type, and he was worried about her living alone.
"Okay, I'll stay with you for now. If it gets too dangerous, I'll leave immediately..." He hugged Quinn's neck and nuzzled his nose affectionately to show his trust.
next day
A starship hovered above the cave, while Luo Beishi directing Quinn to store the last few energy stones into his spatial nexus. He had nowhere else to put his nexus, so he had to leave it with Quinn for now.
"Boss!! Thank goodness you're still alive!!! Waaah!"
Feng Ming entered the cave and saw that it was full of traces of life, most notably the piles of sunflower seed shells, hazelnut shells, walnut shells, chestnut shells...
After carefully storing the last energy stone, Quinn looked at Feng Ming with a detached expression and said, "Is your brain just for show?"
After hearing his leader's words, Feng Ming realized that there was a young-looking orc standing next to him, though his race was unclear. This young man's skin was so fair! It seemed to glow! With looks like that, he could be a celebrity!
He immediately smiled and extended his hand, "Hello, I am Feng Ming from the Academy of Sciences of Sciences, a member of the Phoenix Clan. Thank you for saving our boss. Our boss will repay your great kindness with his life!"
Silence, a deathly silence.
For Luo Beishi, a naive and innocent young man, these words were like a bombshell.
He began to recall his moments with Quinn, the atmosphere of it all seeming far too ambiguous. Yet, he wasn't sure what Quinn was thinking. He didn't want to break up with Quinn, but he had never considered why he had developed inexplicable feelings for Quinn.
"Haha, I misspoke, please don't mind. Anyway, the boss will definitely repay you."
Quinn: "..."
Luo Beishi's expression returned to normal. Looking at the beautiful and jewel-adorned Feng Ming, he pondered the closeness between Feng Ming and Quinn. "Who are you to Quinn? What gives you the right to decide for him?"
Upon hearing this, Quinn couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile. The little hamster, who had promised to be afraid of powerful orcs, seemed to be getting jealous and becoming quite sharp-tongued towards them.
"Okay, Lia, he's just a colleague, we're not close."
Feng Ming: "????"
Wait, what's going on?!
Could it be...? Their boss, known for his cold, sharp tongue and frequent punishments of subordinates, is finally seeing a change in fortune?
If it were the boy in front of him, he might meet the boss's picky standards, after all, the boy's appearance speaks for itself.
Given the eldest son's independent and self-willed personality, it's impossible for him to accept an arranged marriage.
Thinking about it this way, everything became clear.
Good heavens, in just half a month, the boss has even found a girlfriend! He eagerly followed them, transformed back into his original form, and flew back to the starship with them.
The difference is that Quinn, relying on his superior Spiritual Power, directly carried Luo Beishi onto the starship.
The whole process lasted only 1-2 seconds; Luo Beishi didn't even have time to be scared before he was already up there.
The stress response caused him to tremble uncontrollably as he clung to Quinn's neck.
"Boss! Welcome back!" The two rows of honor guards were very orderly.
Quinn held the person in his arms the whole time, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd as he spoke slowly and deliberately, "Let me introduce you, this is my Lia. I hope that when you see him in the future, you will show him the utmost respect, just as you would when you see me."
Everyone was stunned to see their tall, long-legged leader carrying a white-haired boy. They hesitated before replying, "Yes...!"
They even wanted to ask, "Where did our boss get this orc from?" So their gazes toward Quinn gradually became suspicious.
But Quinn didn't care about any of that and immediately carried the person back to his lounge.
" Lia, I'm sorry."
"It's okay... Can you tell me in advance next time?"
Quinn's heart melted upon hearing this. He gently placed Lia on the bed and lightly kissed her forehead. "It won't happen again."
Having realized the ambiguous relationship, Luo Beishi had absolutely no experience in dealing with such actions.
Fair skin, once it becomes shy, has nowhere to hide.
" Lia, you're so beautiful." The instigator placed her cold hand on his cheek.
Luo Beishi had no choice but to rely on this snake, which lured the rats, to cool down.
He didn't seem to dislike, and even liked, Quinn's behavior towards him... In the past, when his maternal relatives saw him, they thought he was very cute and wanted to kiss him, but he reached out and pressed their faces down to show his rejection.
Now that he's with Quinn, he finds himself unable to refuse Quinn.
He asked Quinn somewhat awkwardly, "Have you kissed other people too?"
Quinn smiled seductively, "No, I only kissed you. You saved me, my life is yours, I'm your orc, and from now on I'll only obey you. If you don't like me getting close to others, I won't, okay?"
The icy temperature of Quinn's hands was not cooling him down; instead, it was causing his body temperature to rise.
" Quinn, it's not just foxes that are cunning, but pythons too."
Quinn chuckled and pulled the little white fireball into his arms. "Hmm, whatever Lia says goes."
Because he had been treating Quinn in the cave these past few days, he was exhausted. After calming down, Luo Beishi fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed, and Quinn slept with him.
At this moment, outside the lounge door.
"Shh! Keep your voice down!"
"Damn it, are you guys out of your minds?! How dare you eavesdrop!"
Before he could finish speaking, a group of people were suddenly swept away by a gust of wind by a burst of Spiritual Power and thrown to the ground with a loud bang.
The person in my arms stirred slightly, then fell back asleep.
Quinn couldn't resist kissing Lia on the eyes again.
Luo Beishi Emilia, the name Luo Beishi seemed to have appeared in his mind countless times. When he first heard the name Luo Beishi, he didn't react at all, but now he realized it belatedly.
Perhaps, this is fate.
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After a day and a night, they successfully arrived at the Central Star.
They were greeted by a group of reporters.
To protect Lia, Quinn quickly transformed Lia back into her original form, placed her in his jacket pocket, and secretly comforted her from inside.
The reporter persisted, "Dean Huo, what caused you to take such a long leave? Aren't you concerned about your research progress?"
Quinn glanced at them dismissively from his vantage point and left, his bodyguards immediately stopping the group of reporters.
For Quinn, there are only things in this world that he cares about, and he will only pay attention to them.
After this incident, Quinn, who had been ambushed, decided to prepare gifts for them properly and would show no mercy. Of course, he was also grateful to his enemies for letting him meet Lia.