Chapter 7 - Ex-boyfriend

  The first thing that needs to be done is to get a marriage certificate, get married, and live together. It’s that simple.

  Yu Qing moved to the Lei family estate. They didn't sleep in separate rooms. According to Lei Meng, they're already married, if he’s worried about poor sleeping habits, they could just change into a bigger bed. Even if they’re just sleeping and not doing anything else, a husband and wife should sleep in the same room.

  “The next room door will be used as the cloakroom.” Lei Meng has bought a lot of clothes for the person in front of him. Some of the clothes were outdated so he put them in the warehouse. The clothes in the next were all changed into brand new. He hopes that his beloved can wear them. “ I've authorized your optical computer to pay with my account.”

  Lei Meng had long wanted to do this before, but his beloved was someone else's boyfriend at that time.

  But now it's different, the person Lei Meng loves is now his wife.

  “Just don't use my money to support a gigolo.” Lei Meng jokes.

  “No.” Yu Qing wouldn't support a gigolo. He originally pnned to live an ordinary life with an ordinary Alpha, but he failed many times. He came to understand that being ordinary is difficult.

  Others may not encounter scumbags and cheap men, but he did. And more than one. Who can be bmed for this? I can only say it’s bad luck.

  “If you want to go out and work that's fine too.” Lei Meng was nervous. What should I say to my beloved? What topic should we talk about?

  His beloved has taken on a new identity, probably due to wanting a fresh new start and saying goodbye to his past. So he shouldn't mention the past events.

  The key was that they have not had much contact before. Even less reason to bring up the past.

  “No.” Yu Qing shook his head. “Being a freencer is fine.”

  What's the point of working hard in a company, whether one performs competently or sloppily, they will still be criticized. Not every leader values their subordinates. Some even use criticism as a tactic to suppress their subordinates.

  Yu Qing felt that he had worked enough for those years and that he had spent enough time outside. Now he just wants to formute some medicines and sell them to earn some of his own pocket money. Getting something for nothing doesn't suit him. As for marrying into a wealthy household and being a materialistic person, when he entered the Lei household estate, he felt empty again.

  “That's fine.” In Lei Meng's opinion, it wasn't a bad idea. In his imagination, seeing a cute Yu Qing pregnant with his child, and their little kids blinking their eyes calling him father. Just thinking about that scene makes Lei Meng exhirated. “We're still young, if you don't want to have a child so soon, it's okay.”

  Aaahhh. I should stop thinking about those things, otherwise I would keep imagining my beloved lying on the bed and waving at me. The scenery was too beautiful to imagine.

  “Can we have dinner?” Yu Qing asked. The other party talks a little too much.

  “Yes, of course.” Lei Meng nodded, how could I forget this.

  Lei Meng posted his and Yu Qing's marriage certificate on his WeChat Moments, letting everyone know that he is already married. Let those people open their eyes and see clearly, so in the future they won't offend his beloved.

  Lei Meng's friend Daryl was drinking in a bar. He originally wanted to check news online, but he never expected to see Lei Meng and Yu Qing's marriage certificate.

  “!!!” Daryl’s eyes widened in shock. It hadn't been that long, how come these are already married? Shouldn't they spend a few more days together?

  Daryl suspected that Lei Meng used some underhanded tactic to force Mr. White Moonlight to marry him. Otherwise? How could these two get married on the day of the blind date? Daryl scolded Lei Meng in his heart, but still reached out to give Lei Meng's post a like and posted a comment: Congratutions.

  Very good, I'm not blocklisted this time. I can give a like and post comments.

  Daryl was pleased. After all, he was the one who indirectly made this marriage happen. If he hadn't told his friend, he wouldn't have known about it. Otherwise, his friend would only be able to wait for news that Mr. White Moonlight was getting married to another noble.

  Lei Meng has few friends. But there's one who's different. That person was Yu Qing's boyfriend who uses a different alias. Lei Meng deliberately added this person as a friend, but he didn't make it clear that he likes this person*. Because they're love rivals. [*This is supposed to be a "boyfriend" but it sounds weird. I Want to put Yu Qing's former boyfriend but the author wrote it this way. ]

  Now, Lei Meng posted his and Yu Qing's marriage certificate, and he did not block this former love rival.

  Ye Haisheng, an Alpha noble and Yu Qing's ex-boyfriend from his previous identity, now has a mermaid fiancé. His psychic ability is naturally not as strong as Lei Meng’s. He has always worshipped Lei Meng as an idol. By chance, he and Lei Meng added each other as friends. He didn't dare to bother Lei Meng, but just checked his Moments, even though Lei Meng seldom posted on Moments.

  When Ye Haisheng saw the marriage certificate of Lei Meng and Yu Qing, he was stunned.

  There is no way that Ye Haisheng would be able to forget his ex-boyfriend’s image. The ex-boyfriend who took his family's money and ran away. Yes, Ye Haisheng thought that his ex-boyfriend exchanged their retionship for money.

  When Lei Meng found out about the actions of the Ye household and Ye Haisheng’s mermaid fiancé’s household against Yu Qing, he could no longer locate his beloved. But he didn't inform Ye Haisheng about all of it. An Alpha who cannot protect his beloved has no rights to know those happenings.

  Lei Meng concluded that he had no obligation to expin so much to Ye Haisheng. Who the hell is Ye Haisheng?

  This time, Lei Meng posted his and Yu Qing's marriage certificate in his Moments, not only to make it public, but he also wanted Ye Haisheng to see it. He couldn't possibly keep this a secret just because his beloved sweetheart changed his identity. Others may have thought that Yu Qing looks like Ye Haisheng's ex-boyfriend and tittle-tattle. Lei Meng doesn't mind. 1

  “How could it be?” Ye Haisheng incredulously looked at his optical computer. How could this be? “No. It must not be. The names are different.”

  Ye Haisheng uttered this to himself. However, he felt that Yu Qing was his ex-boyfriend when he examined the photo again. The ex-boyfriend who took the Ye family’s money and ran away. Ye Haisheng couldn't forget his ex-boyfriend, the man who is sometimes gentle and at some times was cold.

  “No.” Ye Haisheng stood up. He wanted to find this Yu Qing and verify if he is his ex or not.

  Only several people have met Ye Haisheng's ex-boyfriend.

  Ye Haisheng has introduced his ex-boyfriend to some of his friends. Some of his family members knew about his retionship. As to how his family knows? Because they wanted to know who his boyfriend was in order to break them up.

  Some of the [other household/family] elders that added Lei Mang as a friend, turned their heads and forwarded Lei Meng’s marriage certificate to the younger generation. Warning them not to foolishly offend others.

  Coincidentally, some of [these younger generations] were friends with Ye Haisheng who knew about his ex-boyfriend and his appearance.

  So, someone sent Ye Haisheng the marriage certificate and asked him.

  “Yu-Niu Hulu-Ren2 is here?”

  “He changed his name. Is he going to take his revenge on you?”

  “Bro, I've heard that Madam Lei was a mermaid Omega. Did you know?”

  …

  That's just how bad friends are. They want to step on you while you're down. Maybe some of them genuinely care about Ye Haisheng, but some just really wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

  Ye Haisheng didn't reply to these friends. Right? They also noticed how simir Yu Qing and Yu Ren are. If someone says they're the same person no one would refute it.

  No matter what kind of information those people sent out to Ye Haisheng, he had no intention to read it. He had to go out.

  Ye Haisheng was still a noble after all, so he knew that the Mermaid Protection Associations had a few vils in the Imperial Star. Ye Haisheng still wants to investigate even though those vils were protected and outsiders can't enter at will.

  If he inquires about each vil one by one, he’s bound to find the answer.

  “Madam Lei has moved out.” The Mermaid Protection Association staff replied in person.

  “Where did he move to?” Ye Haisheng frowned.

  “The Lei family estate3.” The staff replied. Where else would he move to if not the Lei residence? The Lei family is really quick. They brought back the mermaid immediately.

  Before Yu Qing and Lei Meng got their marriage certificate, the Association staff wanted to persuade Yu Qing not to get the certificate so quickly. They should at least spend some time together and observe the situation first. But when Lei Meng gnced at them, they felt his eyes were sharper and more terrifying than a bayonet.

  Oh, god, we can't do anything about the Lei household. And the Lei family is such a powerful aristocratic household. That must be what mermaid Yu Qing also wanted. So be it.

  Therefore, the staff failed to stop them and could only congratute them.

  After Lei Meng and Yu Qing got their marriage certificate, they had no reason to stop Yu Qing from moving into the Lei residence. That's right. Lei Meng is the person with the highest status and psychic ability among all the matches with Yu Qing. So it’s wonderful for Yu Qing to marry Lei Meng.

  “Since they are already married, where else can he move into if not the Lei residence?“ The staff mumbled, “Live outside and wait to be harassed?”

  It can be dangerous for an Omega who hadn't been marked thoroughly to live alone outside, let alone a mermaid Omega. Some scumbags would just mark an Omega thoroughly, once the seizing succeeds, they can get the Omega.

  The hospitals can remove the mark but it will cause a certain degree of damage to the Omega’s body. Some scumbags would prepare for this. As long as the scumbag’s status is simir, and has money and house, some Omegas will choose to compromise.

  “...” Ye Haisheng knew that the staff wasn't talking about him. The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Especially when Ye Haisheng has other things on his mind, it's easier if he himself did the identification.

  Ye Haisheng understands that Yu Qing is a mermaid and he wouldn't dare to harm a mermaid. He just wanted to verify if Yu Qing was Yu Ren. If Yu Ren had been willing to undergo mermaid transformation surgery, perhaps there wouldn't have been twists and turns in their retionship. They could possibly be together.

  Yes, Ye Haisheng hated, resented, and loved Yu Ren in his heart. And anger at his own incompetence.

  “Young man, don't always look for mermaids. It’s also fine to search for an ordinary Omega. “There are few mermaids and not all of them pursue fantasy love. It's better to be realistic.”

  Marrying into a wealthy family, marrying a noble. It's nothing. That’s just how the world is.

  These people, they shouldn't even think about marrying a mermaid. Natural mermaids are rare and precious. It takes an exorbitant amount of money for a successful mermaid transformation surgery. You can't expect people to have no ambitions. They sacrifice a lot of things just for the opportunity to climb up the social dder.

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  Footnotes:

  1 - T/N: obligatory meme of this chapter

  2 - Niu Hulu - adding this to a name means the person has changed.

  The search engine showed that the name came from the TV series The Legend of Zhen Huan. The character named Zhen Huan was conferred the Niu Hulu name by the emperor. Her character became calcutive after experiencing the harshness of the harem. (https:///ask/qmimiurrhlw#:~:text=%E5%9C%A8%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E6%B5%81%E8%A1%8C%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD,%E6%88%90%E7%B1%BB%E4%BC%BC%E7%94%84%E5%AC%9B%E7%9A%84%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2%E3%80%82&text=%E9%92%AE%E7%A5%9C%E7%A6%84%E6%98%AF%E6%BB%A1%E6%97%8F,%E5%85%AB%E6%97%97%E4%B8%AD%E5%9D%87%E6%9C%89%E5%88%86%E5%B8%83%E3%80%82)

  3 - T/N: There would be words that I would occasionally use interchangeably like family/household/cn and house/residence/estate. There would be occurrences that I will do this with other words or terms depending on the context in my future transtions and edits.

  T/N: I finally have time to finish editing Chapter 7 ??. Chapter 8 is 1/3 transted, so it will take time until it's posted.

  Thanks for reading. Have a good day ??