“Can’t I come to see you if I don’t have something to say?”
Gu Xiaolin asked.
This is actually a very strange question, not something Gu Xiaolin would say.
Gu Xiaolin couldn’t understand why he would ask such a meaningless and time-wasting question.
It sounds like children bickering, incredibly childish.
He thought about it and realized that perhaps it was because he felt sorry for Xu Juexi.
After all, the earnest expectation in Xu Juexi’s eyes was sincere and beautiful, as if he were looking at the person he loved and trusted completely—who had sold his marriage for money, and was still looking at his husband who was just wasting his admiration.
Poor omega.
His love was destined to be in vain, with no outcome.
Therefore, Gu Xiaolin felt that out of humanitarianism, he could try to be kinder to him, just like when he first saw the other party’s information and felt inexplicably soft-hearted when he saw this omega in such a difficult situation, or like a real couple in love and engaged, he could give this omega some warmth.
That’s why I subconsciously use this joking tone.
But clearly, Xu Juexi was surprised.
He seemed unprepared to be asked such a question, and looked somewhat awkward and embarrassed, unsure of how to respond.
So, Gu Xiaolin thoughtfully changed the subject: “Alright, I must have come to see you for something.”
Xu Juexi: “Okay, what’s up?”
He leaned against the doorframe and asked cautiously.
“Pack your things.”
Xu Juexi’s pupils widened—what did that mean? Was Gu Xiaolin going to kick him out?
In an instant, he pictured himself being kicked out of the house, all alone, clutching a cardboard box, being dumped at the entrance of the Gu family’s old house by the male protagonist.
He couldn’t hail a taxi down the mountain from the old house, so he could only pitifully drag his cardboard box containing his personal belongings down the mountain. Once down, he would face homelessness, and the protagonist might even ask for the money given to him back.
He had just offended his agent, and now he couldn’t find a job and had no savings, so he was left homeless.
This is terrible.
Thinking of this, Xu Juexi immediately shook his head desperately in refusal and quickly began to think about how to win back the protagonist’s heart.
Taking advantage of Gu Xiaolin’s inattention, he recklessly plunged into the other’s arms.
“No!” he said firmly, yet with a hint of grievance and pitifulness. “No, husband, don’t send me away.”
His tear ducts are highly developed, and tears can come almost instantly.
He didn’t care and wiped all his tears on Gu Xiaolin’s clothes, hoping that this action would make Gu Xiaolin change his mind.
He said in a pleading voice, “I don’t want to go.”
Xu Juexi’s voice is very pleasant, sweet and soft, the perfect voice for acting cute. Even though Gu Xiaolin knew that Xu Juexi might have misunderstood him, he still couldn’t help but feel soft-hearted because of Xu Juexi’s plea and tears.
Gu Xiaolin almost completely forgot his aversion to physical contact. He helped Xu Juexi out of his arms and said with mixed feelings, “I won’t send you away.”
Xu Juexi often acts impulsively, and after realizing what he’s done, he felt a little embarrassed and wiped his tears with the back of his hand: “Oh.”
“I’m not kicking you out,” Gu Xiaolin explained to him. “I just want you to pack your things and move them upstairs.”
“Ah…” Xu Juexi was stunned for a moment: “Up…upstairs?”
“Yes. Move the room next to mine,” Gu Xiaolin said.
Xu Juexi froze; this was not good news for him.
In some ways, it would have been better to be kicked out, he thought.
He used to live in a downstairs guest room, far from the protagonist’s area of operation, enjoying his freedom. But now, Gu Xiaolin has arranged for him to be by his side and supervise him, forcing him to constantly pretend to be the perfect wife, without even a chance to catch his breath.
He tried to argue: “No, no need, I’m perfectly fine living here.”
Gu Xiaolin clearly misunderstood him: “The rooms upstairs are bigger. As my fiancée, isn’t it only right that we live closer to each other?”
Xu Juexi’s reaction was somewhat different from what Gu Xiaolin had expected. In Gu Xiaolin’s imagination, Xu Juexi should have been extremely grateful, or at least excited, because he was about to have more opportunities to spend time with his husband.
But for some reason, he didn’t seem as excited as Gu Xiaolin had expected.
Xu Juexi: “Oh…yes.”
He racked his brains but couldn’t find a suitable way to refute the protagonist, because it really made a lot of sense.
He comforted himself: Anyway, he could try to stay in the room as much as possible. Gu Xiaolin was so busy as the president, he probably wouldn’t have much time to personally monitor him.
Moreover, living right next to Gu Xiaolin, Gu Zhifeng certainly wouldn’t dare to harass him so openly anymore.
Thinking about it this way, it doesn’t seem so sad anymore.
He said, “Then I’ll pack my things.”
Xu Juexi turned around, and Gu Xiaolin called out to him from behind: “You should rest first. It’s a bit late today, we’ll have the housekeeper help you move tomorrow.”
Xu Juexi agreed.
But the thought of the butler made him a little uneasy. The butler had caught him kissing Gu Zhifeng in the kitchen, and he wondered if the butler would tell the protagonist.
He began to pray that the butler would be a professional and good butler.
Xu Juexi’s wish probably came true.
The next day, the butler, with a friendly smile, led the servants to help him move, as if nothing had happened.
Xu Juexi thought, “I am grateful to the universe.”
The original owner didn’t have many things, and Xu Juexi hadn’t had a chance to buy anything after transmigrating. The things he packed could indeed fit in a cardboard box.
Xu Juexi reluctantly bid farewell to this room where he could stay away from the main character, and went upstairs to prepare to face the unfair fate of being cannon fodder.
The good news is that Gu Xiaolin is indeed a very busy person, rarely home. Although he has moved in, Xu Juexi, the minor character, has not fallen into the terrifying situation of constantly running into the main character. He meets Gu Fengying more often than he meets Gu Xiaolin.
But Gu Xiaolin doesn’t know if there’s something wrong with his brain. Whenever he’s home, he has to knock on his bedroom door in the morning and evening to say good morning and good night, like a programmed robot.
After speaking, he looked at Xu Juexi with a strange expression, as if waiting for something, leaving Xu Juexi clueless.
This undoubtedly increased Xu Juexi’s psychological burden—living like this was like trying to get something done with a tiger, and he thought that his escape should really be put on the agenda.
If you want to increase your capital to make it easier to escape, the simplest way is to own your own business.
But now that he’s fallen out with his agent, he doesn’t know how he’ll proceed with his work… Come to think of it, Gu Zhifeng hasn’t come looking for him again, so they’re probably giving each other the cold shoulder.
During the few days he spent at home, Xu Juexi did some research on him online and discovered that he seemed to be a very influential A- list celebrity with a large and dedicated fanbase.
Considering his character, Xu Juexi felt that if their relationship continued to stalemate, he would eventually be targeted by this petty person.
For example, they might frame Xu Juexi as a low-quality celebrity who litters on the street and smears chewed gum on the wall, and then buy such negative keywords to trend on social media.
This would definitely be the biggest obstacle to his smooth path to stardom. For the sake of his own future, Xu Juexi felt he should take the initiative.
How can I ease the tension with Gu Zhifeng? Should I apologize to him?
But he did nothing wrong; it was clearly Gu Zhifeng who was being unreasonable that day.
Moreover, even if he did go, Gu Zhifeng would definitely force him to do some outrageous things.
Xu Juexi weighed the pros and cons and decided that it wasn’t a big problem. He could just treat it as being bitten by a dog. At least the dog’s face was pretty tough. As long as he avoided Gu Xiaolin and didn’t get seen, it would be fine.
After much deliberation, Gu Zhifeng finally took the initiative to approach him.
There was a knock on the door. Xu Juexi opened the door and identified the person by the scent of their pheromones. Remembering that the two of them were still having a cold war, he said coldly, “What do you want?”
Gu Zhifeng pulled him into his arms.
Xu Juexi: “Hey, what are you doing!”
He was startled. At this time, Gu Xiaolin was likely already close to home and about to execute the nighttime program of the Goodnight Robot.
Gu Zhifeng pulled the person into his arms very forcefully.
Xu Juexi buried his face in his sweater, almost choked by the strong pheromone scent emanating from the alpha. He dazedly pulled him into the room and then struggled to close the door.
The two staggered into the room, and finally Xu Juexi was thrown onto the bed by Gu Zhifeng.
He struggled to lift his head, wanting to see Gu Zhifeng’s expression: “Are you crazy?”
Gu Zhifeng’s eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse: “Stay with me for a while.”
“oh.”
He looked somewhat pitiful. Xu Juexi agreed, and Gu Zhifeng loosened his grip a little, allowing Xu Juexi to pull his hand out of his embrace.
He poked Gu Zhifeng with his finger and asked, “So why did you suddenly do this? Are you going to apologize to me?”
“Of course I’m here to have an affair with you.”
Gu Zhifeng tugged at the corners of his mouth, his smile looking somewhat forced, but he still relentlessly said, “Looks like you’re getting along well with my brother now, since you’re even staying here.”
“Then why don’t you let me go right now?” Xu Juexi said, taking advantage of the situation, “Gu Xiaolin will deal with you when he gets back.”
“What is he going to do to me?”
Gu Zhifeng buried his head on Xu Juexi’s shoulder, took a deep breath of the omega’s scent, and then breathed his hot breath on Xu Juexi’s ear, watching Xu Juexi’s ear turn red little by little, startled by his touch: “I didn’t rape you in front of him.”
He then said, “What do you think would happen if I raped you right now?”
Xu Juexi was a little startled by his expression, and then he heard him continue:
“My brother has always been very self-disciplined and incredibly successful. Nobody can compare to him. The old lady points her finger at me every day and scolds me for not doing anything productive, saying I’m not as good as him. Tell me, if he came home today, lifted the covers and saw his fiancée having sex with his lover, who happens to be his own brother, what kind of expression would he have?”
“I really want to try it.”
Alpha licked his canine teeth.