“Mr. Nan…”
Just as Nan Yi sat down, the butler, who had already gone upstairs, returned.
Nan Yi looked up slightly.
“This card…” the butler hesitated, “do you still want it?”
Nan Yi was confused. It was a very small rectangular card that looked like it had been tucked inside the flowers, but Nan Yi had not seen it before.
He Yushen: “What card?”
Before the tiny pink card could reach Nan Yi’s hand, He Yushen took it.
Nan Yi did not know what was written on the card. However, it was clearly not something pleasant.
The surrounding air suddenly turned cold. Even though autumn had just begun, Nan Yi felt a chill run through him.
The alpha’s expression turned cold. When he looked at Nan Yi, there was no warmth left in his eyes. It was the silence before a storm.
Nan Yi reached out, wanting to take the card from He Yushen, who was glaring at it with a dark face.
“Doctor Bai, I adore you!”
The tone was colder than the air, like an enraged lion suppressing the roar he was about to unleash.
Nan Yi’s outstretched hand froze in disbelief. He had not asked the flower girl to write those words, nor did he adore Doctor Bai. He had only typed a message to her saying he wanted a bouquet to give to Doctor Bai as a thank-you.
No, wait! The young girl seemed to have said something about adoration, but he had been distracted and just nodded.
“Nan Yi, look at how easy you are to deceive.” The enraged lion’s forehead veins bulged, and his dark, heavy gaze was terrifying.
Song Jing, who had been sitting quietly, felt a flash of joy in his eyes.
“What? Is this bouquet a confession from Mr. Nan?”
No, it was not!
Nan Yi shook his head vigorously.
The living room was already beginning to be filled with the oppressive scent of peppermint pheromones. Even though it was a fresh and elegant scent, it was incredibly frightening.
With that hawk-like, fierce gaze still locked onto him, Nan Yi knew that the consequences of angering He Yushen were unbearable.
“Not only are you devious and greedy for wealth, but you are also full of lies!” The card in He Yushen’s hand was crushed and mangled. The veins on his clenched fist bulged.
Nan Yi hurriedly pulled out his phone. The more anxious he was to explain, the more typos he made.
“You can still play with your phone with such peace of mind?”
The explanation was typed to the last character when the phone was knocked out of his hand, shattering on the floor.
Nan Yi’s face paled, and his fingertips trembled.
“Ah.”
He tried to voice his distress, but only a hoarse, torn sound emerged. Unable to speak, Nan Yi anxiously reached down to pick up the broken phone.
“Mr. Nan!” The butler reached out to stop him from crouching.
“Let him pick it up!”
The oppressive, hostile pheromones spread rapidly through the living room. Both the butler and Song Jing changed expressions. Nan Yi, already crouched on the floor, could not even find the strength to stand up.
“Who is Doctor Bai? Do you adore him?”
Nan Yi’s chin was clamped by He Yushen, and the remnants of his phone were kicked under the chair. Feeling the sharp pain in his jaw and smelling the aggressive peppermint pheromones, Nan Yi could only shake his head repeatedly.
“What is going on?”
A confused voice came from the stairs, and the pheromones in the room dissipated significantly.
The hand clamped on his chin released him. Nan Yi felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and sweat broke out on his pale forehead. He was forced to stand up from the floor.
“Shenshen?”
The omega who had been sitting with He Yushen that morning looked at the two of them with concern.
Ling Ran walked down the stairs, looking at the group in confusion. “Are you arguing? Your pheromones are too strong; it will hurt him.”
Nan Yi’s face was abnormally pale, and his hand was still being gripped by the dark-faced He Yushen. Ling Ran felt worried for the fragile-looking little omega.
“Madam!”
The butler’s expression had returned to normal. Since Ling Ran started down the stairs, the butler’s gaze had been fixed on him. Only when he was closer did he speak in disbelief.
“Butler Song, it has been a long time.” Ling Ran replied with a gentle smile.
The butler was so excited that he could barely speak properly. “You… you have returned.”
“We are going upstairs first.”
He Yushen’s tone was much calmer. Nan Yi thought that perhaps he did not want to lose his temper in front of this gentle omega.
“Shenshen…”
Nan Yi was dragged upstairs rudely by He Yushen. Before the voice of the person behind them could finish, the two had already disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
Just out of the bedroom, Nan Yi was back inside. The room was dark; the curtains were not fully closed, and while there had been a glimmer of light downstairs, here there was only darkness.
Nan Yi was shoved rudely onto the floor by He Yushen. The room was very quiet, terrifyingly so.
The bedroom was filled with the alpha’s pheromones again. Nan Yi huddled on the floor, afraid to move. He wrapped his arms around his legs, clutching himself like a forlorn little cat. His back pressed against the cold wall.
After a long while, the lights came on, and the deep, intimidating voice sounded again.
“Come here!”
He Yushen’s dark eyes stared at the person huddled in the corner, who looked as if he were shaking with fear.
Did he not provoke him first? It was he who used schemes to get himself marked, and now he was going to provoke others. A low-quality omega, yet he dared to try and manipulate him. He even lied to him.
Nan Yi looked up slightly. When he met the eyes of the person sitting in the chair, his pupils constricted in nervousness. He stood up slowly and walked over to He Yushen. His feet felt as heavy as lead, and these few steps were incredibly difficult.
After Nan Yi stopped, he continued to shake his head.
With his phone gone, this was the only way he could explain that he did not adore Doctor Bai.
“I will give you one chance to explain.” He Yushen looked coldly at the omega, who was pinching the back of his hand in nervousness, and spoke coldly.
Nan Yi paused for a moment and began to frantically use sign language.
“Type it out.”
The black phone was handed to him, and the alpha in front of him still had a dark expression.
Nan Yi took it hesitantly and stood in front of He Yushen, typing quietly. He stood with his head bowed, like a student being punished by a teacher.
Nan Yi explained how Bai Shanyao had helped him when he was harassed at the hotel last time, and how today he had just passed by and wanted to buy a bouquet to thank him. However, he hid the fact that he had seen Bai Shanyao once before that.
He Yushen took it, read it, and his expression still did not look good.
Nan Yi nervously pinched the corner of his shirt.
“Hmph, I hope you would not dare to lie to me.” He Yushen still had a dark face, but his tone was finally a bit better.
“Why didn’t you say you were my person when you were being bullied?” He Yushen said irritably. Seeing the red marks on the person’s wrist, he felt a bit of regret.
Nan Yi lowered his head, typed quickly, and handed the phone back to He Yushen.
[I did not see you, and I cannot speak.]
The alpha’s mouth twitched stiffly, as if he had been defeated. He snorted softly and said nothing.