0617 was also very calm. The two grown men were both reliable and measured, and this little bit of squabbling didn’t affect them at all.
Xu Yangxia had been especially nervous at first, but after seeing Qi Du and 0617 smile so gently and never mention the matter again, he gradually relaxed.
After happily finishing a meal, he obediently fell asleep in 0617’s arms.
Qi Du looked delighted. “Little Treasure likes you this much? Looks like my suggestion was right. You’re just made to be a stepmother.”
0617: …
“Is that really such a good word? Why do you keep hanging it on your lips?”
After sending the little male lead back to his room, the two looked at each other and went to the study together.
The situation in the Lu family was a little complicated. During the time 0617 had stayed in the Lu family, he had gathered quite a bit of information, and today he came specifically to brief Qi Du.
“They want to pull you into the Tianya project and use you to fill the Lu family’s financial hole. You absolutely must not agree. Their family still feels very uneasy about bringing me over to marry you, and they’ve always wanted to replace me. I figure that if you go to the company or attend some gala in the next few days, there’ll probably be a scheme waiting for you.”
“In short, be careful about everything. If you want to make it safely to the wedding date, I think that may still be a little difficult.”
“The fact that they were able to make a move through Little Treasure today means they were still a little careless. You need to be more cautious.”
Qi Du didn’t mind his nagging at all. He thought 0617 wasn’t just good-looking and gentle; even his voice was much nicer than other people’s.
No matter how much he talked, Qi Du still wouldn’t find it annoying. Looking at his serious, focused eyebrows and eyes, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
This place would be where the three of them lived together from now on. If it weren’t against the rules, he would want to keep 0617 here right now. Forget the wedding date… he couldn’t wait.
The incident that happened at the estate today had also leaked out a little. Qi Du was not someone to be trifled with. He carried out a thorough cleanup from top to bottom and got rid of quite a few people.
He was still holding evidence, and he didn’t show them any courtesy when negotiating with the Lu family.
As the other side in the marriage alliance, the Lu family was actually very dissatisfied that he had adopted a child. After learning that he intended to raise the child as an heir, they became even more unwilling.
If he didn’t want to have children of his own, why couldn’t he adopt one from the Qi family or the Lu family?
Why let an outsider get such a good deal?
What’s more, they were secretly making underhanded moves and wanted to push a child from the Lu family’s main branch into power. They also found 0617 a headache. Qi Du had been turning a blind eye to these twisted little schemes before, as long as he could settle the marriage with 0617 as soon as possible.
But the Lu family had pushed too far; they even reached their hands out to the little male lead. Did they think Qi Du was a soft target?
When he heard that the Lu family still wanted a few more profit points on the project, Qi Du laughed in anger. “The Lu family is selling their son, is that it?”
“Did I give you too much face?!”
“Marriage alliance… that’s something everyone in the circle knows about. It’s bad enough that you keep stretching your hands into my home, but your attitude is downright ugly!”
“Do you think I can’t do without the Lu family? It’s not me who’s desperate for this marriage. Go shut down the Nancheng project and switch the supplier to C. I want to see just how capable your Lu family really is!”
The Lu family’s expression turned frightened, as if they couldn’t understand why he had suddenly launched into an attack. In an instant, all the blood drained from their faces, and the face that had just been trying to push its luck immediately broke into a curry-favor smile.
Qi Du didn’t even bother to look at them. He was in a bad mood and figured he wouldn’t be able to hold back his temper today, so he had someone bring 0617 over early, just to keep him from suffering grievances alone in the Lu family.
Anyway, he and 0617 were definitely going to get married. Even if the Heavenly King himself came, he still wouldn’t be able to stir up trouble. The Lu family didn’t amount to shit, and they had no shame at all.
If he had known this family was so greedy and shameless, and so filthy in their thoughts, he never would have let 0617 take on a Lu family identity.
Now that things had blown apart, 0617 didn’t say anything either. After all, Qi Du clearly wasn’t the type who could tolerate being wronged. If he didn’t want to do it, then so be it.
『What do we do now? I was originally an illegitimate son identity. If I don’t go with the Lu family now, won’t I just become the kept lover you support?』
Qi Du muttered, “What’s so great about the Lu family? They’re just toying with people here!”
“You’re not merchandise, yet they keep pulling this ‘for sale to the highest bidder’ act and testing my bottom line like crazy. Fine, let them test it!”
0617 laughed softly. 『All right, all right, don’t be angry. There’s no need. The Lu family isn’t worth caring about anyway. They’re just background characters.』
『My system detected that over on the main gong’s side, for some reason I can’t figure out, he’s become unwilling to let go of Little Treasure again. He also wants to come to X City, and he’s even enrolled in the same school as Little Treasure. Since he’s another protagonist, it’s not easy for us to interfere. What do you think?』
Qi Du got even angrier. He hadn’t even married his wife yet, and now his son was being targeted too. His whole body was visibly irritable.
“Damn it. They really won’t leave me alone, will they.”
“What main gong? Half of Little Treasure’s misfortune was caused by him. He’s just a little brat… what, I can’t do anything about him?”
“All that talk about love and romance is total bullshit!”
“When I get back, I’ll give Xu Yangxia a heads-up. As long as he’s my son, I don’t believe he can grow up into some lovesick fool.”
0617 was still a little tense. 『He’s also one of the Small World male leads. This Cheng Huan may not be so easy to deal with. His life path overlaps and intertwines with Little Treasure’s, and we may not be able to get rid of him.』
“What do you mean?”
『We still need to make preparations on both fronts. If necessary, we can eliminate him!』
Qi Du: …
No, who exactly was the calm, gentle, and kind person here?
“Does your son know you have two faces?”
0617 smiled sweetly. 『It’s enough if you know. As parents, one should be strong.』
Qi Du found it funny, and for some reason he felt refreshed. He became even more satisfied with 0617 as an ally.
Since the Lu family was so shameless, Qi Du naturally wouldn’t give them any face either. Anyway, the Lu family’s illegitimate-son identity had all been fabricated by 0617. He brought over a paternity test report, and the Lu family was immediately dumbfounded.
They had even thought they could use 0617 to win Qi Du over. They never expected that 0617 wasn’t even a member of the Lu family.
Once this was made public, the Lu family lost a huge amount of face in X City. Without Qi Du’s help, several projects went bust, and they were now in a complete mess.
0617 and Qi Du also didn’t stand on ceremony. They directly got their certificate and moved into the estate, becoming legal guardians and raising Xu Yangxia together.
During this period, they had actually been busy for quite a few days. After the little male lead became familiar with the new environment, he finally settled down completely.
He quite liked 0617. Knowing that 0617 hadn’t been affected by the outside rumors and had even married Qi Du, he was incredibly happy.
On the day he officially moved in, he was the first one standing at the door to welcome him. “Mr. Lu~”
0617 crouched down and rubbed his soft little face. “Did Little Treasure miss me?”
Xu Yangxia happily threw himself into his arms. “I did!”