The alpha across from him smiled. “Why would you feel that way? From what I see, he seems to like you very much.”
Yue Lu pursed his lips. “But…”
“Do you have some misgivings?” the alpha asked.
Yue Lu lowered his eyes; this was a silent admission.
“If there are, why not speak clearly to him face-to-face?” the alpha asked in confusion.
“…I am afraid…” Yue Lu spoke hesitantly. “I am already married. I haven’t divorced yet, and currently, I cannot get a divorce. I thought I was being kept by him, but in reality, I don’t know what he thinks. Perhaps he just treats me as an ordinary friend who mooches food and drink.”
“That is indeed difficult to accept.” The alpha pondered how to console the person in front of him. “But this wasn’t your original intention, was it? Furthermore, the two of you have had so many intimate actions; surely he doesn’t just treat you as an ordinary friend.”
“So, should he be expected to be the ‘third party’ as a matter of course?” Yue Lu smiled bitterly. He only wanted to be with the person he loved; why was it so difficult?
“This…” The alpha hesitated. “Perhaps you can take the initiative to find that omega you married and discuss the divorce matters with him.”
Yue Lu shook his head. “I don’t have his contact information. My mother won’t give it to me either. She wants us to get along well in the villa. She herself has found so many alphas that suit her taste; what is wrong with me just wanting to be with an omega I like!”
“I will definitely divorce that person, no matter the price.” Yue Lu raised his eyes and looked firmly at the alpha before him. “So, Senior, are you willing to help me?”
The alpha was puzzled. “How can I help you?”
“Since I cannot seize the market share domestically, then I will seize the international market.” Yue Lu revealed his true intentions; this was the reason he had specifically come to find this senior.
“Do you want to directly contend with the Yue Group?”
“Yes.” Yue Lu said resolutely. “As long as I have enough strength to contend with the Yue Group, all problems will be easily solved.”
“Then what about your original wife? What should he do? Although he approached you with a purpose, you are still husband and wife after all.”
Yue Lu said instead, “His feelings are not within my scope of consideration. When he agreed to my mother, he should have expected there would be such a day.”
The alpha smiled. “You are still like this refusing to stop until your goal is reached.”
“Senior hasn’t changed either, never doing anything risky.”
“Please, stop calling me Senior.” The alpha waved his hand. “I entered the school earlier than you, yet I graduated later than you. It’s truly embarrassing.”
“Senior should stop being so modest. Although you graduated later, your achievements are substantial.” This was not flattery from Yue Lu, but the truth.
The alpha talking with Yue Lu was named Bai Naixing. He shared the same mentor as Yue Lu during their time studying abroad. However, Yue Lu felt that the term “Senior Brother” sounded a bit like a cultivation sect, so he always called Bai Naixing “Senior.”
Bai Naixing did not come from a wealthy family; he was from an ordinary background with parents who didn’t earn high wages. He went to Germany for his studies relying on a sum of money he saved from starting a business during university.
Later, because he put most of his mind into his own projects, his graduation date was delayed again and again.
And now, Bai Naixing’s company could already challenge the top domestic enterprises, which showed his strength.
Back when they were at school, Yue Lu and Bai Naixing had a good relationship. It could be said that Bai Naixing was one of the few friends Yue Lu could truly confide in.
“I can help you, but after it’s successful, I want sixty percent. You will agree, right?”
Yue Lu raised his glass easily. “Of course.”
This wasn’t some overbearing clause; it was just a concession of profit. Yue Lu wasn’t so stingy.
Having settled the cooperation, Yue Lu saw it was getting a bit late and did not forget to go buy a small gift for Zhuang Yan to apologize.
“Where did you go today? Why did you come back so late?”
As soon as Yue Lu returned to the hotel suite, he was blocked at the door by Zhuang Yan and began to undergo Zhuang Yan’s interrogation.
“Nowhere, I just ran into a previous senior and spoke a few more words.” Yue Lu immediately added, “He is an alpha.”
Zhuang Yan checked carefully. There were no omega pheromones, no strange perfume smells, and nothing deliberately placed in Yue Lu’s pocket as a provocation. Only then did he feel relieved.
“Is this really necessary?” Yue Lu thought it was funny.
“How is it not necessary?” Zhuang Yan stood on the bed with his hands on his hips. “If you were kidnapped away, I would have nowhere to go and cry.”
Of course it was necessary. Aside from hugging and kissing, they hadn’t done anything else. Could sleeping under a quilt produce a child?
If Yue Lu had a child with someone else first, wouldn’t he be useless?
That wouldn’t do.
Thinking this way, Zhuang Yan bit Yue Lu’s gland again.
Yue Lu frowned slightly, but he quickly adjusted and sighed, his hand stroking Zhuang Yan’s back to comfort him. “You wouldn’t allow me to video call you, so why are you the one being unhappy now?”
He didn’t dislike Zhuang Yan biting him. It was just that, like some people like cilantro and some don’t, an alpha’s body would instinctively resist when the gland was bitten. This was a reaction engraved in the genes and could not be changed.
Zhuang Yan let go of Yue Lu and looked at him huffily. “Are you doing this on purpose?”
Yue Lu was startled. “What did I do?”
“Deliberately video calling me to make me feel you are annoying, so that you can go and… mmm?”
Yue Lu quickly covered Zhuang Yan’s mouth. “I didn’t, Beibei. You can call to check on me anytime.”
Zhuang Yan wasn’t stupid. Checking at any time what if they were discussing serious business? Would the business still be wanted?
“I don’t want to!”
“There is a banquet tomorrow. How about I take you with me?” Yue Lu coaxed.
“Well, alright then,” Zhuang Yan reluctantly agreed.
“I know it’s my fault for coming back so late today. I prepared a small gift for you; see if you like it.”
Yue Lu had prepared a rose-gold pine tree brooch, which was also set with a few diamonds.
Upon seeing it, Zhuang Yan’s eyes lit up. “Wow, this couldn’t be real gold and real diamonds, could it?”
“Look at your little money-grubber face. The diamonds are real, but it’s not gold; it’s copper. It’s said to mean ‘forever united.'”
“Eh? Then don’t you know copper will turn green? Don’t buy copper in the future; remember to buy me gold.” As expected, these famous brands all deceived rich people.
It wasn’t clear when the copper would turn green, but Yue Lu’s face definitely turned green now. “Then don’t wear this brooch for now. I’ll change it for something else later.”
“I won’t!” Zhuang Yan dodged away, and Yue Lu’s grab caught only air. “Since you gave it to me, it’s mine. Besides, aren’t pine trees supposed to be green anyway?”
Yue Lu pursed his lips; there seemed to be some logic to that.
“I just casually mentioned an internet meme just now; don’t take it to heart.”
“Mhm.” Yue Lu hugged Zhuang Yan and buried his face in his neck.
On the day of the banquet, Zhuang Yan was taken by Yue Lu to be simply dressed up, and he even wore the brooch Yue Lu gave him.
This was the first time Zhuang Yan had attended a banquet, and it wasn’t too different from what he had imagined. It wasn’t as boring as he thought it would be once he got inside; instead, everything looked novel, and he wanted to taste everything he saw.
Yue Lu simply let him sit to the side to eat, while he himself conversed with various meticulously dressed CEOs.
“Hello!”
Zhuang Yan was staring at Yue Lu’s side without blinking when a boy suddenly appeared from nowhere and sat down beside him. This boy was wearing a tracksuit and looked completely out of place in this banquet hall.
“Hello.” Zhuang Yan moved over a seat because the boy was blocking his view of Yue Lu.
Dammit, in just that short time, how did such a big person disappear?
Oh, found him.
“Why are you so cold?” The boy looked a bit disappointed.
“We don’t seem to know each other, do we? Isn’t being cold to you expected?” Which family’s young master was this? He was actually using him for amusement.
“I saw you’ve been looking at Young Master Yue. Do you like him?” The boy followed Zhuang Yan’s gaze.
“Is there a problem?” Zhuang Yan asked back.
“Of course there’s no problem,” the boy said quickly. “I just wanted to ask if you could consider me as well?”
Zhuang Yan looked at the boy in front of him as if he were an idiot, nearly saying the words “Are you sick?” out loud. But this person seemed completely oblivious and continued to look at Zhuang Yan expectantly.
“Sorry, I’m not interested.” Zhuang Yan didn’t dare to scold him; it wouldn’t be good if he caused trouble for Yue Lu.
“Why? You don’t even know me yet; how do you know you’re not interested?” The boy was persistent.
“Oh? Then what is your name? What do you usually like to do?”
“My name is Cheng Qian. I occasionally play ball and race cars. Now…”
“Alright, stop. I’m not interested.” One look and he could tell it was a young master who didn’t know the hardships of the world.
“But…”
“Cheng Zuo, is this your younger brother?” Yue Lu noticed the abnormality here and quickly came over.
“Yes, he’s usually very mischievous and particularly opinionated; he doesn’t listen to a word I say.” Cheng Zuo shook his head and sighed.
Yue Lu smiled. “Children still need to be managed. If they really don’t listen, lock them up and give them a couple of beatings. If they aren’t managed, problems will always arise.”
“You have a point. I’ll handle this little demon king when I get back,” Cheng Zuo agreed.
“Brother!” Cheng Qian was very dissatisfied with this; what had he done to deserve a beating?
“Going back?” Yue Lu leaned down and asked Zhuang Yan, who was sitting on the sofa.
“I haven’t finished eating yet.” Zhuang Yan pointed dissatisfiedly at what was left on his plate.
“Then pack it up and take it back to eat.” As he spoke, Yue Lu went to ask the waiter for two takeaway boxes.
?
Was this right?
Zhuang Yan stood there watching Yue Lu pack up all the items he had just found delicious into the boxes. With one hand holding the boxes and the other holding Zhuang Yan’s hand, they left the scene.
“Hey! You haven’t told me your name yet! Should we add each other on WeChat?” Cheng Qian shouted from behind.
Zhuang Yan didn’t want to pay him any attention; communicating with young brats was just too much trouble.
“Someone is calling you; why didn’t you reply? Weren’t you chatting quite happily just now?” Yue Lu suddenly said this.
Big brother, with which eye did you see me chatting with him very happily?
“Are you angry?” Zhuang Yan leaned in front of Yue Lu to look at him. Yue Lu closed his eyes and turned his head away.
“Really angry?” Zhuang Yan was almost lying on Yue Lu’s lap, looking up at him like that.
“Don’t be angry.” Seeing that Yue Lu remained silent, Zhuang Yan simply sat on Yue Lu’s lap, hooked his arms around his neck, and gave him a light peck on the lips.
“I didn’t even tell him my name. Why are you angry? If people found out, wouldn’t they say privately, ‘Look at those two crazy people, they even treated me as part of their play!’ Is that appropriate?”
“What’s inappropriate about it? What he says has nothing to do with me.” Yue Lu finally spoke.
“Yes, yes, yes, it has nothing to do with you,” Zhuang Yan coaxed.
“Tomorrow you aren’t allowed to sit to the side; you will stay with me.”
“Tomorrow? What’s happening tomorrow?” Zhuang Yan was puzzled.
“Who knows? Someone else sent me an invitation. It feels like they want to group all these events together.”
“Isn’t that also quite good? You’ll just be tired for a short period, and other times you can rest at home.”
“Tomorrow, you are not allowed to leave my sight.”
“I know, I know.” Zhuang Yan smoothed his fur.
However, Yue Lu was not satisfied with Zhuang Yan’s answer. After returning to the hotel, he threw Zhuang Yan onto the bed.
Zhuang Yan was very expectant but couldn’t say it clearly, so he lay on the bed, shrinking his neck and looking at Yue Lu. “What are you doing?”
Yue Lu didn’t speak. He reached out, pulled down Zhuang Yan’s pants, and flipped Zhuang Yan over.
Just when Zhuang Yan thought they were going to take a step further, Yue Lu raised his hand and began to smack Zhuang Yan’s buttocks with “pah pah” sounds.
Poor Zhuang Yan thought Yue Lu had finally seen the light, but who knew he would be beaten, and beaten on the buttocks at that.
The last time Zhuang Yan had been spanked was when he smashed someone’s window and was chased by his mother all around the neighborhood; he thought he would never have to be spanked again in this life.
Domestic violence! This was blatant domestic violence!
After it ended, Zhuang Yan buried his head dissatisfiedly into Yue Lu’s abdominal muscles. He wanted Yue Lu to taste the bitterness of losing him!
However, before Zhuang Yan could wait for Yue Lu to tearfully win him back, Zhuang Yan himself fell asleep first.
Yue Lu felt the steady breathing of the person in his arms. He lightly took off the rest of Zhuang Yan’s clothes, changed him into pajamas, covered him with a quilt, and they slept in each other’s arms.
When Zhuang Yan woke up the next day, he found that not only was he still lying in Yue Lu’s arms, but his saliva was also flowing everywhere.
He sat up with a start and quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe it clean.
It must be because he slept too soundly; it’s not like he didn’t drool when he slept alone before. It had nothing to do with Yue Lu.
“Awake?”