Chapter 8
“Ahem.” Shu Ci relaxed his vocal cords, enduring the unsightly expression of Gu Lan Zhu’s assistant, and pulled Lu Wanqing to sit in the back seat.
But he couldn’t pull Lu Wanqing. Turning around, his cheap husband stood there like a mountain.
Lu Wanqing didn’t look at Shu Ci. His lowered eyes were fixed on his arm.
The Omega’s slender and soft fingertips were clasped together on his arm, creating faint creases on his new white shirt.
He inexplicably felt that this subtle action was exactly the same as the strange feeling he felt on his cheek at the airport.
“Brother,” Shu Ci pulled Lu Wanqing hard, leaned closer, and whispered, “Legal partners are of one heart. Help me put on a show, and I’ll explain it to you later.”
Having said that, even if it were only the two of them, it wouldn’t be easy to explain.
Should he say, “Someone wants to take me home to be his wife and bear him Alpha babies with the strongest genes. Help me, so that he doesn’t cuckold you?”
That would be too strange.
A faint jasmine scent approached, and the Alpha turned his face away, taking an imperceptible step back.
The highly repulsive 1% match was like countless sharp blades surrounding him, making him uneasy and unnecessarily vigilant.
The stronger the Alpha’s senses and nerves, the more sensitive they were. No wonder Alpha-Omegas in the world were all pursuing high-compatibility partners.
——Physiological compatibility is the basis of a harmonious relationship.
How could he get close to him as if nothing had happened?
Lu Wanqing’s lips were pressed into a thin line as he stared at Shu Ci.
After a long while, he nodded. “Mm.”
Lu Wanqing’s voice was low, making one wonder if they had heard wrong.
Shu Ci stared at him intently. Seeing him stand still for a while before moving, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He could feel Lu Wanqing’s rejection and tension, and he could also feel his own awkwardness and nervousness.
However, he didn’t realize that this was the repulsive instinct of low-compatibility Alpha-Omegas. He thought it was a normal reaction of people who were forced together without any emotional foundation—resistance and annoyance, the standard features of a resentful couple.
Therefore, as soon as he got into the car, he let go of Lu Wanqing, nestled in the window seat, and found a comfortable distance.
“Mr. Zhao,” Shu Ci fastened his seatbelt and leaned over to look at the assistant outside the car. He had just recalled the Beta assistant’s name when he got in the car. “Aren’t you leaving yet?”
Zhao Qian was still questioning life on the spot. How could these two be so fast? Look at the way these two leaned back—who is this boss of yours?
Hearing Shu Ci call him “Assistant Zhao,” he suddenly looked up, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.
They had never met before, how did he know his surname?
Earlier too, he seemed to have discovered that he was being followed and was not surprised by Gu Lan Zhu’s invitation to the Shu family. Could it be that before they had figured out Shu Ci’s identity, he had already been investigated?
Ordinary Omegas didn’t have this ability, and the Shu family couldn’t have helped him. Who exactly…? Zhao Qian quietly looked at Shu Ci, then quickly turned his gaze to the Alpha beside him.
He thought that working under Mr. Gu had made him capable of handling anything, but facing these two people, he felt that it was the first time in his career that he had encountered an uncontrollable situation.
Especially when he saw the Alpha being pulled out from the shadows by Shu Ci, he had to admit that he was scared.
How long had he been there, and how long had he been watching? The concealment of his presence was terrifying; he hadn’t felt a thing!
He couldn’t sense any murderous aura or pressure, like calm water, without the usual dominance of other Alphas, his presence was extremely weak.
If you didn’t pay close attention, you would even think he was a Beta like himself.
After much thought, Zhao Qian decided not to provoke this unfathomable person and bring the hot potato, Shu Ci, back to his boss.
However, he never expected that this hot potato Omega was talkative and had a strange train of thought, like a gossiping old woman on the street, never idle along the way.
“Assistant Zhao’s accent doesn’t sound like someone from A City. Are you used to eating in A City?”
“Assistant Zhao drives so steadily… this car’s performance is really good, honey, can you buy me one too?”
“It must be hard working under Mr. Gu, right? Is your annual salary enough to buy a house in the central area?”
“I heard that Gu’s acquired another piece of land in the coastal area. Can you reveal what they plan to build there?”
Zhao Qian’s head buzzed. He wished he could raise the soundproof partition between the front and back seats.
Mr. Gu had finally found love, encountering a rarely seen 100% compatible partner. Is his object of pursuit actually such a talkative chatterbox?
Besides, Shu Ci escaped from the Central Hotel. He must have realized what he almost experienced. How could a married Omega, deeply bonded with his partner, be so comfortable sitting here chatting with him?
Zhao Qian looked at his so-called husband in the rearview mirror. The Alpha, eyes closed and resting, had no fluctuations or expressions on his face, as if everything was unrelated to him.
…Was there something wrong with this Alpha-Omega couple?
Shu Ci, however, was refreshed and cheerful.
When he was directing, he had stage fright. Now that no one was restricting him, he was enjoying playing a gossipy married Omega.
Nothing he said was sincere; it was just to test Zhao Qian’s bottom line.
His thinking was simple. If he could get along well with Gu Lan Zhu’s right-hand man in advance and find a chance to get rid of him, then for a short period of time, he might be able to avoid any further trouble.
In the later part of the story, Zhao Qian felt compassion for the tormented original owner, and even helped him escape once after the original owner became pregnant.
However, Gu Lan Zhu quickly discovered this, punished him severely in front of the original owner, and used the original owner’s kindness and gentleness, using the condition of returning on his own initiative in exchange for stopping.
This shows that Zhao Qian still has the basic conscience of a person, worth a try.
“Assistant Zhao, do you have a partner? Is it an AB relationship or a BO relationship? Hey, I have a few good single friends here, should you consider it? Hey… don’t be angry, no offense, we married Omegas are like this, we just like to introduce people to each other!”
He stared intently at Zhao Qian’s expression. His expression rarely relaxed on this topic.
“I’m sorry, I’m married and have children,” Zhao Qian maintained his good manners.
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Shu Ci’s eyes. Having a family and children meant having weaknesses; perhaps Gu Lan Zhu was also using this point to control him.
If he could provide more value than Gu Lan Zhu, perhaps this right-hand man wouldn’t be unshakeable.
Wait, was he getting ahead of himself? He dared to think about how to contend with the young master of a business empire!
Shu Ci looked at Lu Wanqing beside him with the corner of his eye, his eyelashes drooping, silent and unshakeable. Perhaps… maybe… it was the encounter on the street that night that gave him the courage.
Lu Wanqing had hardly closed his eyes for the past three days.
Shu Ci’s clear, rhythmic speech calmed his mind. After getting in the car, he quickly felt a slight drowsiness and closed his eyes with Shu Ci’s constant chattering.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, Lu Wanqing suddenly felt a gaze on him.
The gaze came from beside him, non-aggressive, non-malicious, gentle, just simply resting on a certain place.
The scent of jasmine was at a distance, not as overwhelming as that night. The owner of the pheromone clearly hadn’t yet learned how to control it freely. Despite his restraint, a few strands still drifted uncontrollably.
Unfortunately, the driver was a Beta, oblivious to this; only he suffered.
Shu Ci didn’t know how he was tormenting the only Alpha in the car, only that he had to finish the act. After the car stopped at the Shu family, he said to Zhao Qian with some disappointment, “The journey was too short; it wasn’t exciting enough. Let’s chat again when we have time.”
Zhao Qian: …
He didn’t say a few words, please don’t make it seem like we’re so familiar!
Zhao Qian opened the car door and gestured, and Gu Lan Zhu’s bodyguards came out one after another. Then Zhao Qian walked into the Shu family, looking back repeatedly.
Shu Ci was thinking about how to deal with the Shu family and Gu Lan Zhu, and after walking a few steps after getting out of the car, he suddenly found that Lu Wanqing was still in the car.
The car windows were privacy-protected, with a small crack open; he could vaguely see his cheap husband sitting in the car, his expression deep.
It’s over, he wouldn’t have changed his mind, would he?
He was afraid that this big brother wouldn’t want to get involved in his family’s muddy waters and would back down halfway.
So, involuntarily gritting his teeth, he walked to his side, tapped on the car window, lowered his voice, and said somewhat anxiously, “Brother, don’t sleep.”
If you don’t get out of the car, your hat is going to change color!
As soon as he became anxious, his pheromones became even more uncontrollable. He had only been an Omega for three days, his senses weren’t that sharp yet, and he didn’t notice.
A row of black-clad bodyguards stood around, recalling the terror of being swept away by the violent pheromones at the hotel that day. They were afraid of their legs giving way, and cautiously took a step forward.
The car door opened the next second.
The moment Lu Wanqing stepped out, Gu Lan Zhu’s bodyguards felt as if they were trapped in place.
“Husband if something’s wrong, brother if nothing’s wrong?” Lu Wanqing raised his eyes, glanced at him, his gaze falling on his long, white neck.
“How could that be?” Shu Ci pretended not to hear Lu Wanqing’s sarcasm. He tilted his head, his eyes clear. When he needed help, he was always able to bend and stretch.
“I know the current situation is hard to understand. To put it simply, everything I’m doing now is to—live as a complete and free person who isn’t manipulated or controlled by others.”
In the past, in order to ensure the smooth filming of the movie, he almost knelt down to please the investor who was threatening to pull out funding. Lu Wanqing was indeed serious, but he was relatively easy to talk to, so he was incredibly sincere.
“I know our marriage is absurd, and I’m sure you have a lot of dissatisfaction. I can’t change the past, but we can discuss the future slowly. I just hope… you’ll lend me your prestige.”
Lu Wanqing’s star-like dark blue eyes looked at him, calm and serene, without a trace of impurity. Shu Ci felt that he couldn’t even say things like “Someone wants to take me away to be their wife.”
It was as if the language would contaminate the dreamy face in front of him.
The scent of jasmine surged again in the air, containing several pleas. Lu Wanqing was stung for a moment, and subconsciously frowned.
Shu Ci saw Lu Wanqing frown and felt a little uneasy.
In the original book, he was a tool used by the author to stimulate Gu Lan Zhu and enhance their relationship, and his name didn’t even appear. Now, he was going to be dragged along to become a tool to restrain Gu Lan Zhu.
He wanted freedom; Lu Wanqing had never had freedom either.
He turned to look at the infuriating face, feeling a little sympathy and reluctance.
“You don’t need to speak; just leave it to me,” he lowered his eyelashes.
“Mm, understood.” Lu Wanqing’s jaw moved slightly as he spoke.
Shu Ci was stunned and slowly raised a smile.
Soon, his smile froze on his face.
A pair of warm hands rested on the back of his neck, a tremor of numbness spreading to his scalp.
“Take a deep breath and follow me,” Lu Wanqing’s fingers lightly gathered around his gland, whispering, “Feel your pheromones, imagine them as kite strings, pull them back here, lock them up.”
Shu Ci’s fingers brushed against the softness of his neck, and Shu Ci instinctively straightened his back.
Following Lu Wanqing’s whispered instructions, he seemed to enter a mysterious realm and saw those pheromones entwined like silk threads.
He suddenly discovered that his pheromones had unknowingly drifted fifty meters away.
He looked at Lu Wanqing, who still had no expression, but he seemed to understand his eyes.
——What do you look like? Are you trying to seduce someone by dispersing your pheromones like this?
Author’s Note:
Lu Wanqing: #How does he manage to never guess my thoughts correctly?#
Shu Ci: #Sorry, I’m not familiar with Omega business.# #Maybe this is the zero tacit understanding of 1%#
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Happy Qixi Festival~ (Qixi Festival is Chinese Valentine’s Day)