MWITA CH138
by DewdropTLโI never dreamed that my biggest hater would turn out to be the man beside me,โ Song Yu lamented dramatically. โYouโve cut me deep, dead rabbit.โ
Rong Shi leaned on the table, face impassive, bending down. โYou have the face to say that? Werenโt you also one of my biggest haters?โ
โBut the damage weโve suffered isnโt the same.โ Song Yu spread his hands wide like a basin. โMy grief is this big! Irreparable!โ
โโฆโฆโ
So childish. Playing this game too?
Straightening, Rong Shi lifted a hand, expression blank, showing the size of a bucket: โMineโs bigger.โ
Song Yu leapt up, hands open wide, snapping: โMineโs bigger!โ
โIโve got spaceshipโsized grief.โ
โIโve got planetโsized grief.โ
โIโve got universeโsized grief.โ
โIโm infinite.โ
โโฆEnough. What do you want?โ Rong Shi asked flatly.
Song Yu considered. โFor old timesโ sake, Iโll graciously allow you to compensate me with one box of cookies.โ
โRejected.โ
โโฆThen a box of fruit candies.โ
โNot a chance.โ
The damn rabbit was tighterโlipped than a snapping turtle!
Song Yu cracked his knuckles threateningly. He was about to commit domestic violence.
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The โdomestic disputeโ was bloody.
Neither man held backโbrawling from one end of the ship cabin to the other, every strike smashing right into the otherโs weak spots.
Had Qin Luo been present, heโd have cheered wildly. Now this is technique!
Half an hour later, halftime break.
Song Yu snatched up the water flask, downed half in one gulp, and tossed it at Rong Shi.
Trying to salvage his pride, he logged into the forum and typed a reply beneath the โTrue Loveโ fan post:
[LittleCatCanโtEatFish: My account was hacked. Any words against Chairmanโge earlier werenโt from me.]
Slick. Just pin it on a hacked account.
Rong Shi took the flask, sipped, asking coolly, โThatโs your solution?โ
โFlawless.โ Song Yu hit refresh.
Replies came faster than expected.
โPlease. Claiming a hack is the oldest lie.โ
โDonโt bring your hater filth into True Love Tower.โ
โPick a sideโwhy play snide yinโyang games? Vile.โ
โAnon forum, whoโd hack you? You think youโre royalty or something?โ
โโฆThatโs it?โ Rong Shi said.
โโฆโฆโ Song Yu.
Teeth grinding, he fired off multiple overblown compliments, hyping Rong Shi sky high.
But the more he blew smoke, the nastier the replies got.
Some even twisted it into irony:
โClassic Catโbro! Black with elegance!โ
โHead Hater, well deserved title.โ
โAfter seeing his replies, I realize normal cursing is so low. This kind of performance insult, leaving room for interpretationโso refined.โ
โThe King of Advanced Hatred. Bow down.โ
Song Yu threw up his hands. โHopeless. Your turn.โ
โโฆFine.โ
Like Song Yu, Rong Shi hated dragging out trifles that muddled their lives. Better to end them clean with one line.
He looked once, then typed beneath.
[LittleCatEatsMyFish: Song Yu is my wife. I would never black him.]
He checked itโdirect, comprehensive, perfect.
โSimple,โ he said, sending the post.
Song Yu suspiciously refreshed.
Replies popped in:
โSong Beautyโs your wife? Who do you think you are?โ
โ@Daddy Rong! Someoneโs stealing your wifeโslap him with an exam paper!โ
โ@Song Beauty! Some black fan just openly claimed you. Break his face!โ
โHeavens, are the two Head Haters fighting in public? Canโt you pick another place?!โ
โโฆThatโs it?โ Song Yu echoed, stoneโfaced.
โโฆ.โ Rong Shi.
Awkward.
Two men who could mow down assassins without blinking were left staring blankly at a virtual forum window.
In the end, they agreedโbetter to keep their masks tight. If they didnโt feel awkward, then the awkward ones were the outsiders.
The terminal chimed. A report popped onto the screen.
The investigation into the multiple assassin groups that had attacked at V99 was complete.
First wave: as expected, sent by Song Ke.
โHah. His team already scrapped, activities frozen, and still he digs up two nobodies to irritate me. Dedicated indeed.โ Song Yu sneered.
Second wave: the Queen. As expected.
But the third waveโs commander made him blink.
โLin Jing?โ He scrolled. โHeโs this highly placed in the Organization?โ
Why such a scale of ambush at that timing? Two possibilities: Queenโs order to target a princeโor personal vendetta. But Queen had already sent one set. A second was unlikely.
Rong Shi said quietly: โQin Zhao.โ
โI thought that too.โ
The Organization preached omega supremacy, yet treated them like toolsโfusing โsuper omegasโ to alphas like accessories, discarding failed ones like trash.
Lin Jingโs rank was high, but if his alpha patron fell, his life would follow.
A revenge strike for Qin Zhaoโs capture? Very possible.
Rong Shi beckoned 01, ordering it to tap the Organizationโs database for Lin Jingโs file.
On the desk, 01 transformed into a palmโsized hermit crab.
โSearchingโฆ Lin Jing. BโClass subject. Initial code L1053. Entered early, thus midโhigh management. Former overseer of V99 underwater modification base,โ 01 reported.
At once, 00 wriggled out from Song Yuโs ring, likewise a tiny crab, perching beside 01.
โShould I locate him for you, Master?โ
With Rong Shiโs optimizations, 00 excelled at realโtime location lockup. As long as it wasnโt interstellar, it could pinpoint.
โLocate him,โ Song Yu ordered.
โDone!โ chirped 00. A satellite map appeared, a red dot creeping from Saint Wu district toward Saint Deโtrajectory leading straight to the palace.
Song Yuโs smile curved cold.
โThe palace is so calmโthey clearly still donโt know the database is lost. If we gave it a little pushโฆ what would happen?โ
His sly fox grin almost made Rong Shiโs heart skip.
โโฆWant to try?โ
Inside the palace, Song Ke, just released from punishment, nervously visited Ji Ling.
โThink before you act,โ Ji Ling sipped tea. โWith me here, that throne wonโt slip from you. But if you keep causing trouble, I will force discipline.โ
Song Ke flinchedโpain tingled faintly at his glands. โNo more, I listen to you!โ
He clenched his fists bitterly. All Song Yuโs fault. Just like his lunatic father, deranged enough to do anything!
Ji Ling snapped his cup down, eye narrow: โIf you hadnโt given him dirt, would such humiliation have leaked?โ
โIt was a setup! I was drunk. They plotted it!โ Song Ke babbled, terrified Ji Ling would punish him again, recounting every detail.
Ji Ling finally sighed, nails polished smooth. โThe deed is done. I donโt want to see a repeat.โ
Song Ke breathed relief. Already, he was asking for his team backโ
But Ji Lingโs terminal chimed. He cut the callโand his face twisted thunderous.
โ…daad?โ Song Ke quavered.
โOut!โ
Song Ke bolted.
Minutes later, Lin Jing entered the palace. He came weekly, to report Organization status.
Today, he never even saw the queen.
The moment he stepped through the door, a fist slammed his head sidewaysโthe world flipped.
An expensive boot filled his blur.
โThe data center blew up, and you thought to hide it?!โ Ji Ling seized his hair, smashing his head against a metal table leg. โPlanning rebellion, Lin Jing?!โ
Crack! Blood poured from his forehead.
โIโIโm sorry! I was going to report todayโahhh!โ
โThat center was decades of work!โ Bangโover and over, nose shattering.
By the end, Lin Jing was a bloody pulp on the floor, pants-wetting fear. Ji Ling stood tall, pheromones flooding out.
The man writhed, clawing convulsively as if in ultimate agony. โMercyโฆ pleaseโฆโ
Ji Ling ignored him. Dialed commโand cut it without connecting.
โPrepare. I will go to Snow Star myself.โ
That night, a ship took an unlisted route, landing on Rong Shiโs homeworld.
Disguised under caps and masks, the two slipped off the ship and into a rented car.
Song Yu peered out at the dim sparse streetlights. โThis place is so remoteโฆ you barely see people.โ
On Imperial Star, the nights were lit like day. Here? Nearly dark.
Rong Shi set the nav, scanning their route. โToo late to back out. Youโve already married the country boy.โ
Song Yu arched a brow. โCorrection: you married me.โ
โYouโre adopting my surname anyway. Who married whom is obvious.โ
โThatโs if we divorce. Are you planning divorce?โ
โฆand so they bickered all the way home.
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The courtyard was overgrown with weeds again. Coming back at night felt like hacking through wilderness.
Finally, they pushed the door open. The house reeked of mildew.
โIโll cook something,โ Rong Shi offered calmly.
Silence.
โโฆWhat is it?โ He turned. Song Yu was gazing about the house, face strangely conflicted.
Rong Shi frowned. โWhatโs wrong?โ
Song Yu tilted his head, dazed. โโฆWeird. This is the first time Iโve ever been hereโฆ so why does it feel so familiar?โ
Authorโs Note:
Song Cat / Rong Bunny: Our โhater alter egosโโthese vests wonโt come off. Ridiculous.
Students: Haters, get lost!
Laterโ
Students: The way the two play with their โhatersโ identities as kinky couple funโฆ QuQ [quietly deleting all old comments]

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when your act worked way too well that you can shed it ๐๐๐