“I’m going on a business trip in a few days. Can you have a video call with me every night? Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep.”
On this day, while Zhuang Yan was lying on Yue Lu’s chest muscles playing games, Yue Lu suddenly spoke.
“Then can’t you just take me with you?” Zhuang Yan tossed his phone aside and rolled over; the happiness of just winning a game vanished instantly.
He had to keep a close watch on Yue Lu. After all, the Yue family’s genes were right there; if Yue Lu took a fancy to someone else, who could he go to for justice?
Zhuang Yan believed he had a very clear understanding of his own position; how he fared depended entirely on a single thought from Yue Lu and the Yue family.
Yue Lu allowed Zhuang Yan to rest his head on his chest muscles: “It is possible, but…”
“But what? You don’t want to take me? You think I’m a burden?” Dissatisfied, Zhuang Yan pressed against Yue Lu’s chest muscles, lying on top of him, and moved closer to stare into Yue Lu’s eyes.
“It’s not that!” Yue Lu explained anxiously, his nose nearly colliding with Zhuang Yan’s. “I will be very busy then and might not have time to accompany you.”
He was even more afraid that Zhuang Yan would take a fancy to someone else there. In a different environment with a different group of people, what if Zhuang Yan simply didn’t like the people here and ended up liking another group of people?
“It’s fine. I’ll just stay in the hotel. Anyway, when I’m at home, I stay at home too.”
In situations like going on a business trip alone and staying in a hotel, incidents like being drugged or having someone climb into bed are most likely to happen. This was what he called being cautious and taking precautions.
If Yue Lu were to be plotted against in an unfamiliar place, it would be good to have someone there to help.
Yue Lu’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and under Zhuang Yan’s repeated urging, he finally opened his mouth and responded: “Okay.”
That was more like it.
Zhuang Yan did not dare to read the “Secret Crush Bro” posts in front of Yue Lu. Now that he knew the protagonist of the other person’s secret crush was himself, what was the difference between reading those posts in front of Yue Lu and dancing in front of him wearing Pigman underwear?
Therefore, he always read them after Yue Lu went to work.
Unsurprisingly, Secret Crush Bro… no, wait, Yue Lu’s profile picture had changed to a sunny day, and his nickname had been changed to “Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles.”
“He confessed to me, but I am married. It was arranged by my family. What should I do?”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “Oho, you even pulled a hidden edition? Budui (Not right), what are you saying? You’re thinking of having an extramarital affair!”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “I’m not thinking of an affair. The marriage partner was arranged by the family; I haven’t met them.”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “Am I blind? Why do I see the blogger replying to me?”
Little Sweet Wind: “You’re not blind; he actually came down to reply.”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: “What the heck? Is the blogger abandoning his persona just so we can give him a reasonable plan for two-timing?”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “I’m not trying to two-time. My family said if I still don’t like the other person after three months of marriage, they will agree to let us divorce. Furthermore… I should currently be considered his kept lover.”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: “Since you haven’t met, you probably haven’t registered the marriage certificate yet. Just go for it go register with your secret crush, and your family won’t be able to oppose it even if they want to.”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “We have already registered.”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “?”
Little Sweet Wind: “?”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: “?”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “Yes, I have already registered with that marriage partner, but I was not present at the time.”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “Can this be right? Has rich people’s marriage evolved to this extent? Terrified.jpg”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “I had no choice.”
Little Sweet Wind: “You need to find a way to give yourself a choice. Looking at you, it seems you don’t have power yet. Why don’t you go build your own career? Once you have the capital to contend, no one will be able to dictate your life.”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “I thought so too. The family business is mainly domestic, so I plan to expand overseas business after returning from this trip.”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “You’re going on a business trip while things are so passionate? Aren’t you afraid of a fire in the backyard?”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: “Exactly… you know Jiao Zhongqing, right? The one in ‘The Peacocks Fly Southeast.’ The mother-in-law/daughter-in-law conflict wasn’t even resolved before he went on a trip, and when he came back, his wife was gone.”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “He said he would go on the trip with me.”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: …
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “Are you here on purpose to show off?”
Little Sweet Wind: “Frantic in the wind.jpg I think so; otherwise, why would he suddenly start replying to comments?”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “No, no, I just felt it wasn’t good to keep ignoring you all.”
Little Sweet Wind: “I feel like he is provoking me.”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “I feel the same way.”
AAA Mock Exam Wholesale: “Unfollowed.”
Ah! Tomato: “He said he’s going with you and you’re still talking nonsense? A lone Alpha and a lone Omega in an unfamiliar place just go for it!”
Clear Skies for Ten Thousand Miles: “No, although I am currently his lover, I also have bottom lines and morals.”
Ah! Tomato: …
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: …
Little Sweet Wind: …
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “What about that ‘I hate you, person surnamed Zhai’? Why does it feel like I haven’t seen him in a long time? @I hate you, person surnamed Zhai?”
Little Sweet Wind: “@Thomas Rotating Old Sow, he went to be a volunteer; you won’t see him for a while. By the way, why did you become an ‘Old Sow’? Weren’t you a ‘Big Mother Sow’ before?”
Thomas Rotating Old Sow: “Since the children’s romance has taken a step forward, I naturally had to change my name. I used to be called ‘Little Mother Sow.’ Speaking of which, you finally noticed I changed my name; this mother is greatly comforted.”
Little Sweet Wind: “Get lost!”
Zhuang Yan lay on the sofa reading the netizens’ comments with great interest. He hadn’t expected Yue Lu to learn how to intentionally keep people in suspense.
Isn’t the person married to him Zhuang Yan? Isn’t the person he likes also Zhuang Yan?
My husband became the lover I kept.
Tsk tsk, if Zhuang Yan had this talent for news, he might as well abandon art for journalism.
What was he thinking back then, choosing to walk the crooked path of art?
Zhuang Yan felt that he and Yue Lu were truly two of a kind.
Poor netizens! They were being led around in circles by the black-hearted Yue Lu.
But speaking of which, it was time to prepare the things to use during the trip with Yue Lu.
This was the first time Zhuang Yan had traveled far besides going to university; why was he feeling a little nervous?
That place was also a famous tourist city, but Zhuang Yan had no intention of sightseeing. What if he lost his Alpha while playing around? Wouldn’t that be the end?
Furthermore, he naturally disliked crowded places. The hotel Yue Lu stayed in would certainly be of a high grade; staying in the hotel would be much more comfortable than going out to play.
The plane ticket Yue Lu booked for Zhuang Yan was also business class. On the plane, Yue Lu was still handling company matters, while Zhuang Yan took two commercial illustration commissions and planned to draw them over these few days.
Zhuang Yan’s drawing skills and reputation were not low, his quotes were very high, and many people sought him for commissions.
However, Zhuang Yan generally did not open commissions; most of the time, he was drawing commercial works.
Occasionally slacking off, Zhuang Yan would prop up his face and watch the hardworking Yue Lu.
Yue Lu’s chest muscles felt very comfortable to touch, Yue Lu’s mouth was very good to kiss, and Yue Lu’s pheromones smelled very good.
It was just that they were on a plane now; it wouldn’t be appropriate to be touchy-feely with Yue Lu.
“A-Cong, I really want to touch you right now.” When he sent this sentence, Zhuang Yan also attached a very lewd emoji.
Even though most of Zhuang Yan’s emojis were very lewd and abstract.
He put down his phone and watched Yue Lu’s reaction. Yue Lu was still handling work matters and might not have seen Zhuang Yan’s message at all.
Zhuang Yan was disappointed not because Yue Lu was working and hadn’t seen the message, but because he hadn’t succeeded in teasing Yue Lu.
Who could imagine that the Alpha who currently looked so cold and abstinent would take off his shirt at night and let Zhuang Yan play with his abs?
“Be good. I just arranged for a Maybach to pick us up. The soundproofing of the Maybach is very good; you can do whatever you want.”
Zhuang Yan’s phone was on “Do Not Disturb” mode, so he didn’t hear the message Yue Lu sent.
But for Zhuang Yan to send those things in public, did Yue Lu really have no reaction at all?
Shouldn’t his lips curl? Shouldn’t he blush?
Why was he feeling a bit disappointed?
Regardless, since Yue Lu agreed, there was nothing to dwell on.
After getting off the plane, Zhuang Yan obediently followed behind Yue Lu. It wasn’t until they got into the car and the partition was raised that he revealed his true nature.
Zhuang Yan impatiently bit Yue Lu’s lips, messed up Yue Lu’s smooth clothes, and finally bit toward Yue Lu’s gland.
Since the heat incident a long time ago, Yue Lu still hadn’t marked Zhuang Yan, not even a temporary mark.
Not only was there none, but it looked as if Yue Lu had no intention of doing so.
Zhuang Yan expressed his lack of understanding regarding this.
He had originally intended to half-heartedly go along with it, but what was going on now? It couldn’t be that he, an Omega, had to take the initiative, could it?
So, on a certain day, Zhuang Yan bit Yue Lu’s gland.
Yue Lu did not resist and even changed his posture to make it more convenient for Zhuang Yan to bite.
Zhuang Yan took the opportunity to inject pheromones; perhaps he would become the first Omega to mark an Alpha.
However, it was clear that Zhuang Yan was not that exception.
Through his personal experiment, he reached a conclusion: it wasn’t that no Omega had ever tried to mark an Alpha before, but rather that an Omega simply had no way to mark an Alpha.
Zhuang Yan bit for so long and only managed to leave a very faint mark and a very deep tooth print on Yue Lu’s gland.
Zhuang Yan was disappointed, but those who are favored are always fearless; since then, he became even more enthusiastic about the act of marking Yue Lu.
However, life at the hotel was not as Zhuang Yan had imagined. As soon as Yue Lu had free time, he would make a video call to him; it was truly a reversal of the natural order.
Shouldn’t it be Zhuang Yan checking up on Yue Lu? Why was Yue Lu acting like this? It seemed more like Zhuang Yan was the one who might commit adultery.
After being together for so long, had Yue Lu still not realized his nature as a shut-in?
He would not go out if he could help it, and almost every time he did, he wasn’t alone; how could he still be suspected?
Finally, on a certain day, Zhuang Yan couldn’t take it anymore and tried to reason with Yue Lu: “I am a person with morals. Since I agreed to be with you, I certainly won’t go looking for anyone else. Besides, I stay in the hotel every day; could I possibly fall in love with a burglar who breaks in?”
Yue Lu on the other end of the video was silent for a long time so long that Zhuang Yan thought the internet was bad and the connection had dropped before Yue Lu finally spoke: “Are you annoyed by me?”
Zhuang Yan was shocked; he absolutely didn’t mean that!
How would he dare to mean that?
Although the other person was his legal Alpha, he was also considered his gold provider.
How could he find his provider annoying?
“I didn’t mean that… I just feel that we are currently no different from when we were at home; there’s no need for daily video calls,” Zhuang Yan tried to explain.
“Fine, that’s what you said that you don’t think I’m annoying.” Though he said this, Yue Lu’s mood was actually very low.
Was he really being too much?
“Mhm, mhm, I said it. My A-Cong isn’t annoying at all,” Zhuang Yan hurried to soothe him, fearing that if he was a step too late, Yue Lu might just leave him there.
Wait!
Could Yue Lu be doing this on purpose so that Zhuang Yan would take the initiative to suggest separating?
That way, the responsibility would be Zhuang Yan’s.
Truly a scheming boy.
On the other side, Yue Lu’s expression was very unsightly after hanging up the phone.
“Is this the Omega you worked so hard to complete your project for back in school, the one you were longing to come back and find?” asked the Alpha sitting across from Yue Lu.
“Yes, Senior. Do you think he doesn’t like me?”