Accidentally Choosing the Strongest Alpha in the Galaxy on a Blind Date
When Ji Anli said those words, he felt a bit unnatural.
But when he met Lin Jing’s eyes, which were no longer as calm and composed as before, his mind automatically switched to imagining Lin Jing’s expression in his second form.
Ji Anli subconsciously pinched the seam of his pants again, calmly repeating himself, staring directly at Lin Jing’s increasingly complex and peculiar expression.
He kindly asked, “Did you hear it clearly this time? Does General Lin need me to repeat it again?”
Lin Jing felt completely numb after hearing it.
For the first time, he thought his buttons were too tight, making him want to break his principles and undo his collar to breathe more easily.
He thought this disorder was unprecedented, something he’d never even heard of. Yet the person in front of him spoke so calmly, with eyes sincere and serious, leaving him at a loss for words.
After a long pause, he finally managed to say just two words, “No need.”
Ji Anli tilted his head, looking at General Lin’s deep-set eyes, and said, “So, General Lin, you don’t need to feel any burden. I’m not joking, this is a choice I’ve made after careful consideration. Of course, if under this premise, General Lin still isn’t willing, then, if possible, could you introduce me to someone else who can treat my terminal illness… um, someone like you?”
Lin Jing didn’t quite agree with Ji Anli’s casual attitude towards choosing a partner.
“This condition doesn’t seem life-threatening. Mr. Ji shouldn’t make such a hasty decision. How do you know that the so-called ideal partner you’ve chosen in such a short time will truly be reliable?”
Lin Jing had learned this lesson over a long time.
Even blood relatives might turn against family, let alone a stranger.
Seeing that this tactic was effective, Ji Anli threw the question back at him.
“General Lin, don’t you think I understand what you’re saying? My ex-fiancé and I knew each other for over a decade, and I still couldn’t see through him. Do you expect me to spend another decade choosing? That’s not realistic, especially since my illness will flare up again next month.”
Lin Jing fell silent.
After some hesitation, Lin Jing finally revealed a secret he’d kept from everyone.
He didn’t trust anyone due to numerous betrayals, not even people in the military.
But this person in front of him…
Not long ago, he had saved him.
If it weren’t for him, he might have completely lost control by now.
“The main reason we’re not suitable is that I’m about to fall into a complete psychic breakdown and die from the poison.”
This time, it was Ji Anli’s turn to be surprised.
He was taken aback by the word “poison,” an ancient term from Ancient Blue Star.
It was rare in the interstellar world for something to be so severe as to cause death by poisoning, especially in a Capital Star.
Ji Anli was sure Lin Jing wasn’t making excuses.
After all, if the other wanted to refuse, he only needed to agree to help find someone else with beastman genes.
“What kind of poison are you afflicted with?”
As he asked, Ji Anli was already consulting the system in his mind.
“Can the detoxification pill made from the Ancient Blue Star antidote recipe I saw before cure his poison?”
System, “The host needs to have physical contact with him. I can verify it after scanning.”
Lin Jing didn’t expect that after revealing his impending death, the other person wasn’t scared off but instead showed concern about the poison.
His expression softened and his voice lowered a few degrees.
“I’m not sure but it’s incurable.”
He thought for a moment, perhaps in line with Ji Anli’s previous symptoms and made a rare joke, “It’s also a terminal illness.”
But the two of them had different terminal illnesses—one was about losing control, the other was life-threatening.
Ji Anli stepped forward.
“Actually, when I was a kid, we had a library at home, passed down from our ancestors, with some rare medical books. I was quite interested and would flip through them occasionally. I know a bit about taking pulses. Can I check your pulse?”
He had already made up a story about an unprecedented terminal illness, so having an ancestor who provided rare medical books from Ancient Blue Star seemed reasonable, right?
Ji Anli wasn’t really worried.
After all, even if there was a powerful poison in the interstellar world, it could have come only from the Ancient Blue Star, and the detoxification pill had a good chance of working
Lin Jing’s expression grew increasingly peculiar in response. His face calm, but his eyes seemed to say, Do you think I believe you?
Ji Anli smiled at him and extended his hand first. So, are you going to let me check your pulse or not?
If it were anyone else, Lin Jing would have turned and left immediately.
But this Mr. Ji had helped him several times and even though he knew the other was trying to fool him, as long as the one being fooled was willing to believe…
Lin Jing eventually raised his wrist and offered it.
Ji Anli felt even better.
The fact that Lin Jing was willing to listen to his nonsense showed that the General didn’t dislike him.
Maybe, just maybe, he was even willing to give it a try, setting aside all those rules and regulations.
When Ji Anli’s slightly cool and delicate fingers touched Lin Jing’s wrist, the General who had been single for over twenty years had to suppress all his emotions to avoid pulling his hand back quickly.
Lin Jing lowered his eyes to hide his feelings, not wanting anyone to notice his discomfort and tried not to look at the person across from him, avoiding any offense.
Yet, he couldn’t help but remember the delicate, fair fingers he saw before looking away. They were contrasting sharply with his own skin, tanned from years of training.
It was like an image etched in his mind, impossible to forget.
Using the pulse check as an excuse, Ji Anli’s system quickly scanned Lin Jing’s body and provided an accurate response, “Severe poisoning for 72 days, but it can be cured.”
Hearing that it could be cured, Ji Anli felt reassured and calmly withdrew his hand, “General Lin, you’ve been poisoned for quite a while, over two months, right?”
Lin Jing had already withdrawn his wrist and instinctively rubbed it with his other palm to ease the discomfort.
Hearing this, he looked at Ji Anli in surprise, realizing that when Ji Anli said he could check pulses, he wasn’t just making it up. He actually knew medicine, “…Yes.”
Ji Anli said, “It can be cured, but it’s a bit troublesome.”
Thinking about the herbs needed to make the antidote pill and the healing value required, he thought… well, the wool comes from the sheep’s back after all, and he’d have to get it somehow.
Lin Jing had long given up on finding a cure for the poison as it was something unheard of, let alone curable.
So, hearing Ji Anli say it could be cured, left him with mixed feelings.
Ji Anli continued, “So, General Lin, consider this. my terminal illness needs you, and your poison needs me. This is a marriage of convenience. If you have to choose someone, why not choose each other? From a benefit standpoint, it’s advantageous for both of us.”
Lin Jing was silent for a long time, considering his situation.
“Mr. Ji, you’re oversimplifying things. The Empire’s higher-ups won’t agree.”
One was a newly evolved SSS-level healer, the rising star of the Empire. The other had genetic defects and no matter how strong he was, they were still incompatible.
Ji Anli, however, caught the underlying meaning in his words.
“So, if the higher-ups agree, you have no objections?”
Lin Jing met his gaze which was particularly dazzling under the glass chandelier as Ji Anli stepped closer in excitement.
His mind lagged for a moment, and before he realized it, Lin Jing had instinctively responded with a hum.
…..
President An and eighteen high-quality Alphas were waiting in the banquet hall.
No one spoke. For a moment, it was as silent as an empty hall.
President An glanced at the meeting room for a few seconds, hoping that General Lin would persuade Student Ji to abandon the idea.
Otherwise, how would she explain to the higher-ups?
Say that at a matchmaking event, Student Ji wasn’t interested in the candidates but in the witness?
The higher-ups would probably regret it so much they’d want to eat themselves alive, regretting why they invited a witness in the first place.
Wasn’t that inviting trouble?
Finally, the meeting room door opened from the inside.
President An stood up straight in a flash, and the others also rose, looking over, waiting for the result of the two’s conversation.
President An looked expectantly at the two coming out, especially when meeting General Lin’s eyes, filled with hope.
General Lin who had been solitary until now, had never been heard to have any thoughts of marriage. Let alone a political marriage.
Surely, he would persuade Student Ji, right?
But President An watched in disbelief as General Lin glanced at her and then silently turned his head away.
President An’s lips trembled.
No, it couldn’t be, right?
A sense of foreboding surged in her heart.
She looked at Student Ji and found that he was in a great mood, with a curved smile and bright eyes. Clearly having gotten what he wanted.
President An’s heart skipped a beat.
She had let them talk alone, hoping General Lin would persuade Student Ji, but… good grief, it turned out General Lin was the one persuaded?
Is this reasonable?
General Lin, where’s your resolve?
How could you be persuaded so easily?
Sure enough, Ji Anli stepped forward in a very good mood and spoke to President An, “We have no issues on our side. President An, could you please inquire if General Lin can be added to tonight’s list of candidates? Besides him, I don’t plan to choose anyone else.”
He nodded apologetically to the others.
“Sorry, it’s about chemistry. I can’t help it.”
It’s not that you’re not good, but the other party is just too appealing.
The others took it well as they hadn’t expected to be chosen when they came, especially with the Fifth Prince, Lin Yu, and Xie Jiu in the mix.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Ji wasn’t interested in the matchmaking candidates but in the only witness. Tonight… it’s going to be quite lively.
President An forced a smile, “Are you really not reconsidering?”
Ji Anli delivered the final blow, “When the genetic anomaly report mistakenly said I wouldn’t have offspring in the future, it wasn’t a huge blow, but… it did leave a psychological shadow. I really don’t want kids for now. Just so happens that General Lin has a unique genetic makeup, and we clicked at first sight. Plus, I didn’t know the situation and just happened to take a liking to him. That’s fate between me and General Lin.”
Ji Anli subtly gave the Wen family a hard time.
Since they dared to unilaterally break off the engagement, why not let them pay some interest first?
What else could President An say?
Ji Anli had made it clear to this extent so he could only contact the higher-ups, feeling even more resentful towards the Wen family.
The Empire’s higher-ups were initially looking forward to the results.
These eighteen candidates were carefully selected and they couldn’t believe Ji Anli wouldn’t be interested.
When President An mentioned the chosen name, the entire higher-ups were shocked, “You said… who did he choose?”
Hearing the unrestrained shock inside, President An braced herself and went to the small meeting room to explain, making Ji Anli’s stance crystal clear.
She also specifically mentioned the psychological shadow caused by the Wen family, finally sighing, “It seems Ji Anli is determined to choose General Lin. If this doesn’t work out, he probably won’t consider another marriage in the future.”
The higher-ups urgently held a video conference, looking at each other in dismay, “But, but we can’t just choose someone with a genetic defect, right? If not, we could select a batch with a compatibility rate of 80-90%.”
President An didn’t dare to speak up.
Ji Anli didn’t choose anyone from the 90% and above batch, so how could he possibly be interested in those below?
The higher-ups held a secret meeting.
Nowadays, marriage is free. Even for the alliance, they have to consider Ji Anli’s choice.
They couldn’t outright suggest it, making Ji Anli think they were being unreasonable.
In the end, they chose a more tactful way to dissuade him, “President An, tell Ji Anli that the marriage should consider compatibility. If General Lin’s compatibility with him reaches the 60% passing line, we can make an exception and let General Lin be one of the participants.”
They believed the compatibility wouldn’t reach the passing line, given General Lin’s genetic defect and Ji Anli being a SSS-level healer.
The compatibility between the two was likely low, possibly even zero.
President An understood the higher-ups’ intentions and ultimately chose to convey their message.
If it were another healer, the higher-ups might turn a blind eye but this was an SSS-level healer.
The higher-ups were definitely not willing to agree so easily, hence the final compatibility test.
President An initially thought Ji Anli would refuse after hearing this.
After all, if he didn’t agree and just got together with General Lin privately, it might offend the higher-ups but it was ultimately Ji Anli’s personal matter and nothing much would happen.
Who knew Ji Anli would respond, “Sure.”
President An was prepared for a refusal, so she was taken aback when she heard, “Huh? You agreed?”
Ji Anli responded calmly.
Others might not know but the system had already informed him that people like Lin Jing were rare partners with a touch value directly at X10.
If the other person wasn’t truly exceptional, how could the system make such a loss-making deal?
Just because those with genetic defects hadn’t participated in the matching, it was assumed they would definitely fail.
But Ji Anli thought that at least passing shouldn’t be a problem.
With a result that satisfied both sides, he didn’t want to really go against the empire’s high officials.
Lin Jing had already regained his usual composure, showing no emotion on his face.
He only glanced at Ji Anli when he agreed to the compatibility test but quickly provided the data linked to his wristband ID.
Soon, President An used a special device to upload their data.
As the upload succeeded, a countdown of 60 seconds ended, revealing a number.
When President An saw the number clearly, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Ji Anli was a bit unsure due to her reaction.
Did he guess wrong?
He curiously asked, “What’s the compatibility between me and General Lin?”
Accidentally Choosing the Strongest Alpha in the Galaxy on a Blind Date