In this timeline, Ulysses was not the Marshal, and An was not a famous novelist known throughout the interstellar world. Their wedding was therefore quite simple.
But among Zergs, the very fact that there was a wedding was enough to show how seriously both sides regarded the marriage.
In An Ruo’s original plan, it would have been enough to invite a few Zergs they knew to witness it.
He did not actually have many close acquaintances here. Selerus was gone, and Uriel might be gone as well. He had not dared to ask. Little albino Aira and Cassian were gone too...
He did not know how Xi’an and the others were doing now, but in this timeline they had never gotten to know each other, so inviting them out of nowhere would not be appropriate.
Ulysses was in a similar situation.
He had comrades and colleagues he was familiar with, people like Cyril who were still on Capital Star, but Ulysses had changed identities. His new identity had no connection to those Zergs, so inviting them would be inconvenient.
After thinking it over from every angle, the two of them somehow realized that the only people they could invite were coworkers.
An Ruo gave an invitation to every Zerg in the secretarial team, while Ulysses also invited several Zergs from his own office department.
They were not particularly close, just ordinary coworkers who got along reasonably well on a daily basis.
An Ruo had not expected every Zerg to come, but when the wedding day actually arrived, quite a lot of them showed up.
Even the Archon came.
He brought his Female Lord with him as well—the newly appointed Marshal, Helios.
An Ruo secretly glanced at Ulysses’s expression.
Seeing that his face remained perfectly normal and that he even shook hands amicably with the female Zerg protagonist, An Ruo relaxed.
Helios, on the other hand, seemed somewhat off.
Several times, his gaze landed on Ulysses with a mixture of scrutiny and dazed contemplation, as though he were thinking about something.
He did not snap out of it until Phoenix tugged lightly at his sleeve.
Watching them take their seats, An Ruo was still quite happy.
Both protagonists from the original story had come to their wedding.
Before the wedding began, several other heavyweight guests arrived.
General Cyril of the Third Legion and his adjutant.
The Archon’s younger brother Felix and his Female Lord Lucas.
The Chief Justice of the Tribunal.
Several members of the Federation’s official television station...
The whole thing nearly made An Ruo question his life.
He remembered that this was supposed to be the wedding of a minor secretary and a minor clerk, right?
Not the wedding of the Federation Marshal?
Why were all these major figures gathering here one after another?
Apparently, his union with “Yuri” fit very well with the kind of marriage model the Federation was currently promoting.
A new-style male Zerg marrying a female Zerg.
Both of them also worked for the Federal Government.
It could tie in with the newly released movie and create better publicity.
And so, a whole group of important figures descended upon their wedding.
They took several sets of promotional photos, and before leaving, each of them sincerely offered congratulations and encouragement.
The congratulations were naturally the standard Zerg wishes:
“May you lay eggs soon.”
“May you lay lots of eggs.”
The encouragement, meanwhile, was career-related.
Watching Cyril pat Ulysses, this supposed junior, on the shoulder and tell him that he had high hopes for him, An Ruo’s mouth nearly twitched uncontrollably.
It took considerable effort for him to maintain a normal expression.
Ulysses’s acting ability and temperament were genuinely excellent.
Even in this situation, he revealed no flaws.
He was simply a little expressionless, a little aloof...
But for a military female Zerg, that kind of demeanor was completely normal.
Even if someone had doubts, they would only praise him for remaining calm in the face of praise or humiliation and say he had great potential.This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.
Even Helios thought highly of him.
An Ruo silently covered his face and eyes from behind.
He had merely been blinded by how bright Ulysses’s future looked.
Definitely not because he was embarrassed.
If Ulysses truly returned to a high position someday, An Ruo had no idea what expressions these Zergs, who were encouraging him now, would make after learning his true identity.
They would definitely be spectacular.
Phoenix noticed An Ruo silently covering his face and composing himself in the back.
A thoughtful look flashed through his eyes.
His gaze moved between An Ruo and “Yuri,” filled with speculation and scrutiny.
When An finally lowered his hand and looked up, Phoenix smiled at him.
“I have high hopes for you too.”
That part was sincere.
An had strong working ability, a high rank, powerful Psychic Power, and excellent looks. He also possessed an extremely strong natural affinity that made almost any Zerg develop a favorable impression of him upon meeting him.
The moment Phoenix saw him, he had immediately recognized his potential and wanted to focus on cultivating him.
Unfortunately, this Zerg had absolutely no career ambition.
He would seriously complete whatever tasks were assigned to him, but that was as far as it went.
Finding time to slack off and leaving work exactly on time were the true objectives of his working life.
Phoenix had originally planned to train him as his successor.
It was not easy to encounter such an outstanding male Zerg.
But after seeing An’s salted-fish mentality, Phoenix had no choice but to put those thoughts away and simply let things take their natural course.
Still, this Female Lord of his...
The female Zerg “Yuri” from a border planet always gave Phoenix a strange feeling.
Standing in front of him created enormous pressure.
A male Zerg’s perception was always sharp.
It surpassed reason and logic, resembling an innate instinct more than anything else.
Simply standing before that Zerg made the back of Phoenix’s neck prickle and every hair on his body stand on end.
It was like being watched by an apex predator.
Yet when he looked carefully, there was nothing abnormal about that Zerg.
His expression could even be called peaceful.
He neither flattered nor behaved arrogantly.
When he looked at the male Zerg beside him, his eyes softened, carrying genuine happiness.
Anyone could tell that the two of them truly loved each other.
Seeing that, Phoenix finally cast aside the lingering strange feeling in his heart.
Surely not...
If he sincerely liked a male Zerg, then he could not possibly be a Tianjia spy.
And as for the imposing figure that flashed through Phoenix’s mind...
That was even more impossible.
How could that person sincerely marry a male Zerg?
Much less look so genuinely happy from the corners of his eyes and brows?
If he had been capable of liking male Zergs, if he had been capable of seeing them as equals, things would never have ended up the way they had back then...
There would not have been those extreme policies.
All Zergs would not have been forced to live under such suffocating pressure.
And they would not have had to unite to overthrow his authoritarian government.
That person and the Zerg standing before him were completely different.
They did not look alike.
They did not feel alike.
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It was actually only a common name.
It was not particularly similar and could not prove anything.
After the simple banquet ended, the guests gradually dispersed.
An Ruo leaned against Ulysses and let out a long breath.
Although the wedding procedures had been simplified considerably compared with before, there had also been fewer Zergs helping with arrangements.
The two of them had needed to oversee everything personally.
After an entire day, it had not been much easier at all.
Fortunately, it was only this one day.
They did not need to spend several days being tossed around like they had during previous weddings.
Besides, he was marrying Ulysses.
Even if it was troublesome, it was still a happy kind of trouble.
A smile appeared at the corners of An Ruo’s lips.
He looped his arms around Ulysses’s neck, rubbing and nuzzling against him like a hanging ornament as he quietly confessed his lingering fear.
“So many familiar Zergs suddenly showed up. I thought we were going to get exposed! Good thing nothing happened!”
Familiar Zergs.
Ulysses noticed his wording.
His eyes shifted slightly, but he said nothing.
He merely wrapped his arms around An Ruo and pulled him into his embrace.
Feeling his arms become full, Ulysses’s heart settled as well.
Peaceful.
Content.
He had always known that An carried secrets of his own.
It was not that he had never been curious.
He simply did not wish to investigate too deeply.
As long as An stayed by his side, that was enough.
Perhaps one day in the future, An would tell him of his own accord.
And when that day came, Ulysses would simply be a good listener.
“Male Lord.”
He softly called to the male in his arms, finally saying the title that had circled his tongue countless times.
He had once thought that calling a Zerg “Male Lord” would be incredibly difficult.
Only after actually saying it did he realize that it was not nearly as difficult as he had imagined.
Instead, it flowed from his tongue smoothly and naturally.
Perhaps once his heart had already accepted it, there was no reason for the words themselves to feel resistant.
“Mm, Female Lord.”
An Ruo answered him with a smile.
His eyes held only Ulysses as their fingers intertwined.
From now on, they would officially be together.
Once again.
No matter which world.
No matter which timeline.
They would eventually meet.
Stay by each other’s side.
Walk forward hand in hand.
And grow old together.