CH 5

Luo Ning was the only Omega prince of His Majesty Caesar, so he was very fond of Luo Ning. Seeing that Luo Ning was twenty-five years old, Caesar wanted to find an excellent Alpha for his son. Major General Benjamin was the only son of General Louis, the current commander of the Hydra Corps. He had performed very well among the younger generation of the army. General Louis took the initiative to mention the marriage between the younger generation, and Caesar took this matter to heart and planned to let the two children meet first.

This afternoon, Caesar called Luo Ning to the study, and said in a gentle and authentic tone: “Luo Ning, you are not too young. You used to find all kinds of excuses to refuse, but this time, the Alpha introduced to you by the father is good, even if it is for the sake of General Louis, you should go and see him.”

Luo Ning smiled and said, “Father, the entire empire now advocates freedom of marriage, and my brother was also free to fall in love back then, so can I not look for an Alpha I like?”

Caesar looked at his son with interest: “But you stay in the palace every day to read, where can you find an Alpha you like?”

Luo Ning said seriously, “Actually, I already have someone I like. I’m planning to have a good relationship with him.”

“Oh?” Caesar raised his eyebrows slightly, “Do you have someone you like?”

Luo Ning smiled and nodded: “Yes, we met online, and what we have is very special. We have video chats every day. He is handsome, knowledgeable, and has a very gentle personality. I like being with him very much.”

Caesar listened to Luo Ning quietly, and then asked: “Who is he? Who?”

Luo Ning continued to talk nonsense seriously: “It’s inconvenient to tell you right now, he doesn’t know I’m the second prince, and I haven’t confessed to him. I want to try to get in touch with him slowly and wait for a while. I will find another opportunity to meet him and make it clear to him face to face. When that time comes, if he is willing to be with me, I will bring him back to the palace to see you. Is that okay, father?”

Caesar looked at him with a half-smiling look, and his son glanced at him: “Okay, then royal father will give you another half a month.”

After coming out of the study, Luo Ning finally let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that he would find an excuse after half a month, saying that the other party didn’t like him, that he was brokenhearted, and so he didn’t want to think about marriage for the time being, so at least it could be delayed for another two or three years?

Luo Ning was proud of his wit. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left, His Majesty Caesar directly called the captain of the Royal Guard and ordered: “Check the record of the second prince’s recent entry and exit from the palace.”

Soon there were dense records on the holographic screen in front of him, Caesar’s sharp eyes swept over the recent times when Luo Ning left the palace, then he thoughtfully said: “On November 11, Luo Fei bumped into him and he had come back very late, he said he went to participate in the premiere of a film, followed by going out to eat on November 13th… It seems that he must have met someone at the premiere.”

Major General Carroll, the captain of the royal guard, asked solemnly: “Your Majesty wants to investigate the second prince?”

Caesar said indifferently: “Knowing my son, he really must have thought that a casual story would be able to deceive me… Carroll, you go and invite brother Xi Wei over, I have something to ask him.”

Major General Carroll immediately bowed and saluted: “Yes, Your Majesty.”

It didn’t take long for Xi Wei to return to the palace with the captain of the Royal Guard. He was Caesar’s elder brother, so when meeting Caesar in private, he didn’t have to follow too many royal etiquettes.

Caesar smiled and asked him to sit down in the garden, and while eating fruit, he asked: “Is the emperor[1] okay recently?”

Xi Wei sighed lightly: “It’s almost the end of the year, my new film is participating in the film festival, and I am very busy. I’m so devastated. Why did you suddenly call me back for? It must definitely not be for a simple question, right?”

Caesar said, “I have some questions and I want to ask the emperor for confirmation. Did Luo Ning go to the scene on the day of the premiere on November 11?”

Xi Wei didn’t know that Luo Ning had made up a story for His Majesty or that His Majesty was investigating him, so there was no need to hide from this question, then he nodded and said, “Yes, I gave him the ticket. He said he was a big fan of the book “The Replicant Project” and wanted to come to see the premiere for a sneak peek.”

“Yeah. He stays in the palace every day. I’m afraid that he will get sick. It’s better to go out for a walk.” Caesar asked casually while drinking coffee slowly: “He was at the premiere. Did he get to know some friends of the same age?”

Xi Wei said, “He could talk to Yize quite well, and he took the initiative to ask me for Yize’s contact information.”

Caesar frowned slightly: “Who is Yize?”

Xi Weiexplained: “Oh, it’s Qin Yize, the star of this movie and a popular star in the entertainment industry.”

“Qin Yize?” Caesar raised the corners of his lips: “I see.”

Xi Wei was at a loss: “You, what do you know?”

Caesar sighed: “It’s nothing, it’s just that my son has grown too bold.”

Xi Wei: “???”

Caesar then asked, “Brother Huang, what do you think about Qin Yize? Do you like him?”

Xi Wei had to tell the truth: “Among the younger generations of popular actors, Qin Yize is one of the rarer ones who never hypes or plays big names. He is serious and rigorous when filming, and he is also very polite in dealing with people. All the actors he has worked with say that he is easy to get along with, and I like him a lot, so for the male lead of my next movie, I went directly to him, the contract has been signed, and the filming will start in February next year.”

Caesar looked down at his cup and thinking, he said: “Brother Huang has such a high evaluation of him, it seems that this young man does have some skills.”

Xi Wei wondered: “Why did you suddenly ask about him? I remember that you have never been interested in the entertainment industry. So, why are you interested now?”

Caesar smiled and said, “Since it’s someone Luo Ning knows, I asked casually.”

Xi Wei quickly figured out the reason and said, “Are you afraid that Luo Ning will be spoiled by people in the entertainment industry? Don’t worry, Qin Yize has a good personality and is famous for his reputation in the circle. Luo Ning chatting with him and making friends is nothing.”

Caesar nodded: “That’s good.”

After Xi Wei left, Caesar put down the coffee cup with a chuckle, and said, “Luo Ning, I want to see how long your made-up story can hold up.”

After this, Luo Ning seemed to have completely forgot about it.

After a week of calm and peaceful days, Luo Ning thought that his father was busy with government affairs and was not in the mood to care about him for the time being. As a result, on the evening of December 15, Caesar suddenly asked the chef to make many of Luo Ning’s favorite pastries and called Luo Ning over. With them having dinner together, Queen Lin Yuan was also present.

When Luo Ning saw his father, he immediately sat beside her. Everyone knew that His Majesty Caesar was a model husband who doted on his wife and someone from whom all Alphas in the empire should learn from. Caesar handled political affairs very decisively, but most of the time he listened to his wife in family affairs, so it was the right way to please his father.

Luo Ning diligently served his mother with vegetables, and at the same time looked askance at her. Lin Yuan became impatient after being looked at like that, and frowned: “Do you have something to ask me?”

Luo Ning: “…”

Just as he didn’t know how to speak, Caesar suddenly glanced at him and said in a low voice, “Luo Ning, since you have grown up, has Father ever scolded you?”

Luo Ning hurriedly smiled and said: “Not even once. Father has always loved me, I know it in my heart.”

Caesar looked at him seriously: “Then why did you lie to your father? Your Majesty?”

Luo Ning’s back stiffened slightly, and he forced himself to calm down: “Father, how dare I lie to you?”

Lin Yuan pricked up her ears when she heard this, and stared at her son displeasedly, “You really have grown up. You’re getting more and more senseless! You dare to deceive your father, do you want to be beaten? Do you want me to take care of you?”

Luo Ning immediately shrank his neck: “I really didn’t lie to the father.”

Caesar looked at his son and smiled meaningfully: “Then show me the person you like – if there is such a person.”

Luo Ning: “…”

Luo Ning’s scalp suddenly became numb when he met the deep gaze of his father. He almost forgot that although his father was very gentle and tolerant towards them princes, the most annoying thing to him was if the princes tried to trick him. Once, the little prince secretly changed the score on his paper because he failed the exam. He was severely criticized by his father and was taught a good lesson by his mother. He was lying on the bed for a whole week and could not even walk.

The miserable appearance of the younger brother’s face full of tears appeared in his mind, and the smile on Luo Ning’s face gradually stiffened.

——What Qin Yize came up with was not a good idea at all, but a big bad idea!

Now, his father had said so much, if Luo Ning admitted that he had lied, he may really be caught and beaten. But if he continued to lie, where was he going to find such a “favorite person”?

After returning to his study in the evening, Luo Ning sent a message to Qin Yize with a bitter face: “Your idea is not very effective, my father insisted that I bring the person I like back to see him, if he knew that I was lying, he would definitely not let me go.”

Qin Yize said with a sullen face: “My mother also urged me to bring the person I like home for dinner.”

Luo Ning: “…”

Qin Yize: “…”

It’s true that they were sympathetic to each other.

Would you like to cuddle together to keep warm?

Thinking of this, Luo Ning suddenly boldly said: “I have a very risky idea, I don’t know if you would agree or not.”

Qin Yize said: “Let’s hear it.”

Luo Ning said: “Since it is a lie, then just lie to the end. Anyway, you have a headache at home from being urged to marry, and I’m also annoyed by those who come to propose marriage. Why don’t we pretend to be a couple for a while, so that the parents on both sides can feel at ease and their mind is stabilized, and then think of other ways.”

Qin Yize thought carefully for a moment, nodded and said, “I think it is feasible.”

The two hit it off and happily became each other’s “marriage shield”. They thought that with this shield, they would be able to live happily for at least a few years, but they didn’t expect that the plan would not be able to keep up with the changing circumstances. Once this scene started, it would not end so well-the hole they dug for themselves, in the end, they would have to fill it by themselves as well.