“Enough, damn it…” Lu Chenyu glared at Zong Lan, and inexplicably, Zong Lan was startled by his sinister gaze.
Lu Chenyu grabbed Gu Cha’s wrist and strode into the Gu Family villa with the unwilling boy.
“Waaah—” As soon as they entered the room, Gu Cha was pressed against the door by Lu Chenyu.
Lu Chenyu pinched Gu Cha’s cheek and lifted his head, his tone scolding: “Are you an idiot? You believe whatever that woman says? Huh?”
Gu Cha, already frightened by Zong Lan’s earlier words, felt even more wronged under Lu Chenyu’s sternness. He pouted, speaking softly: “Cha Cha doesn’t want to… but it’s so scary… Cha Cha is afraid…”
Seeing Gu Cha become increasingly distressed, Lu Chenyu’s own eyes began to fill with tears, which soon spilled over, hot drops falling onto his fingertips.
“Wuuu… you’re scaring me too…” Gu Cha cried, heartbroken.
Looking at the tear-streaked face, Lu Chenyu’s anger vanished instantly. In its place, a possessive emotion took over his mind, pushing out all reason.
So tempting… he wanted him to cry even harder, to really let it out.
Lu Chenyu’s hand moved slowly from Gu Cha’s cheek to his neck, caressing the delicate skin and tracing upward to the nape covered by dark hair. His throat felt strangely hoarse, and his tone slowed, like a hunter luring prey: “Boyfriend… come kiss… okay?”
Gu Cha was confused: “Wh-what is a kiss…”
“A kiss… is an intimate… contact.” Lu Chenyu’s thumb already brushed against Gu Cha’s lips, gently, his eyes full of a possessiveness Gu Cha could not understand.
Intimate contact?
While Gu Cha hesitated, Lu Chenyu had already leaned down and pressed his lips against his, catching the unprepared Gu Cha completely off guard.
【Fortune +10, current total fortune: 25】
“Mmm…” Gu Cha could not speak.
Lu Chenyu’s eyes narrowed slightly, seeing Gu Cha’s inexperienced reaction brought a hint of a smile. Another hand covered Gu Cha’s wide eyes, blocking his view.
Only when Lu Chenyu noticed Gu Cha’s body relax and his struggling fade did he release him.
“Hu-hu…” Gu Cha gasped, forgetting even to cry.
“Again… okay?” Lu Chenyu licked his lips, as if savoring a memory. He coaxed gently, even though whether Gu Cha agreed or not, he would kiss him anyway—yet he asked, as if that made him less of a villain.
Gu Cha shook his head violently: “No… Cha Cha doesn’t want to…” He felt so uncomfortable.
Lu Chenyu ignored him and quickly leaned down to kiss him again.
Poor Gu Cha eventually collapsed into Lu Chenyu’s arms.
The prey had fallen into the trap.
…………
Tong Tong woke up and found the fortune points had already reached 25. He was happy at first but then puzzled.
【Cha Cha, why did your fortune increase so much?】
Gu Cha had buried himself in the blankets, his small face hidden, wriggling like a little bug on the bed. Tong Tong could not see Gu Cha’s flushed face or his lips swollen from kissing.
His own child had been taken by a bad person without his knowledge.
“Cha Cha… I-I don’t know…” For the first time, Gu Cha lied to Tong Tong, stumbling over his words.
He didn’t even know why; Lu Chenyu’s earlier actions had scared him terribly, aggressive as if he wanted to devour him. Now, he felt embarrassed, as if… as if it had been too intimate. His whole body felt hot, like it was melting.
This time, he was too shy to speak.
Tong Tong noticed Gu Cha’s body temperature rising suddenly and worried:
【Cha Cha, are you feeling unwell?】
“No… I’m not.”
“Tong Tong will go rest, okay? Cha Cha needs to sleep.” Gu Cha tried to make Tong Tong leave quickly; he could barely breathe under the blanket.
【Okay… but if you feel unwell, you must tell Tong Tong, okay?】
“Mhm.”
Once Tong Tong rested, Gu Cha finally lifted his head from the blankets, covering his face as he murmured quietly while turning over: “Never again… Cha Cha is so hot…”
…………
The Gu Family had no rules forbidding talking while eating. During breakfast, Gu Songqing and Zong Lan discussed the matter of Gu Cha’s biological parents coming yesterday.
Gu Songqing snorted: “Those two are just after money, right? How dare they even show up at our door?”
Zong Lan agreed: “Exactly, they just want money. We already gave them two million before and agreed that Chen Yu would have nothing to do with them, yet now they’ve set their sights on Cha Cha.”
Gu Songqing paused, glancing at Gu Cha, who was obediently eating the crab roe buns with his head lowered.
Lu Chenyu noticed Gu Songqing’s gaze and kept a watchful eye on him from the corner of his vision.
“Cha Cha, do you… want to go back to your biological parents?” Gu Songqing asked after a moment.
Suddenly interrupted while eating, Gu Cha’s mouth was still full. He tried to speak but was choked unexpectedly: “Mm… cough cough…”
Lu Chenyu frowned and handed him the nearest cup.
Gu Cha gulped down several mouthfuls of water before swallowing the food, noticing only then that it wasn’t his cup…
Since Gu Songqing had asked, Zong Lan immediately understood the implication and cautiously added: “Cha Cha, your parents… may have… well… bad tempers, but they’re still your biological mom and dad. How about… spending some time with them? Uh… mom promises to bring you back after a while.”
Both Gu Songqing and Zong Lan fixed their eyes on Gu Cha.
He lowered his head, not daring to look at them.
He actually thought Zong Lan made sense—they were his “real” parents. But Tong Tong had said they weren’t good people…
And they had even thought about selling Lu Chenyu…
If Cha Cha went to them, would they try to sell him too? That would be dangerous…
He did not want to go to those two villains!
Quietly, Gu Cha refused: “Cha Cha doesn’t want to…”
Gu Songqing grew impatient, thinking of sending Gu Cha away.
After all, the real son had returned—why keep the fake one? Besides, Gu Cha had always been spoiled and unruly; what if later he plotted for the family fortune… that would harm their real son!
“Gu Cha! How could I raise you all these years and end up with such an ungrateful thing! You even refuse your real parents! How can we expect you to be filial to us?!”
He slammed the table, pointing at Gu Cha while scolding him.
The loud noise startled Gu Cha. He didn’t understand why Gu Songqing was so angry, and with his stomach not full, he dared not move, keeping his hands neatly on his thighs.
He struggled to understand Gu Songqing’s meaning. Almost a minute later, he vaguely realized Gu Songqing’s true intention: “Then… Cha Cha… will leave and not trouble mom and dad… Cha Cha will go…”
As he tried to stand, a large hand suddenly grabbed his.
Lu Chenyu’s face, long silent, was hard and cold. How could he not understand Gu Songqing and Zong Lan’s intentions?
He should have been happy. Gu Cha was not from the Gu Family, had taken his identity, and stolen what should have been his.
At first, he had thought, “Drive him away, take back what’s mine.”
But now, seeing Gu Cha driven away and wronged like this, he felt uneasy. Especially seeing Gu Cha so wronged, he couldn’t bear it.
Lu Chenyu interrupted the tense moment: “Enough.”
He looked at Gu Songqing and Zong Lan, his tone protective: “Is the Gu Family going bankrupt? Can’t even feed this little kitten’s appetite?”
Gu Songqing and Zong Lan were stunned—they hadn’t expected Lu Chenyu to defend Gu Cha.
“Chen Yu, don’t you understand what your parents mean? We… it’s to prevent him from competing with you later…”
“I know. You don’t need to worry.” Lu Chenyu averted his gaze. “That will never happen in this lifetime.”
He pressed Gu Cha’s shoulders, seating him back at the table: “Continue eating.”
Hesitant, Gu Cha did not dare reach for his food. Lu Chenyu put the chopsticks into his hand and personally served him a bowl of dumplings, giving a commanding order: “Quick.”
Only then did Gu Cha begin to eat, still avoiding looking at Gu Songqing and Zong Lan. His eating lacked the joy from before.
Only when Gu Songqing and Zong Lan left for the company did Gu Cha finish and set down the bowl, rubbing his rounded belly and shyly returning to his room.
Seeing Gu Cha eat five large bowls of dumplings and over ten buns, Lu Chenyu silently retracted his earlier words about the “little kitten’s appetite.”