Chapter 32
An Le’s face instantly turned pale, his hands trembling slightly, his anxiety evident.
He knew he shouldn’t be looking at these messages; he should immediately click back, transfer the money to his new account, log out, and never log in again.
But right now, his whole body was stiff, his fingers completely disobedient.
And the top few messages almost suffocated him.
“Do you think finding Lu Heng can suppress the An family?”
“Don’t think you can escape the An family so easily. About two years ago…”
“You’re using an ID card belonging to a beta named Xiao Xiao, aren’t you…”
Without clicking to view the messages, he could only see so much, but An Le didn’t even have the courage to click, still terrified.
Until he saw Xiao Xiao’s name, tears immediately fell, and his phone slipped to the floor.
“What’s wrong?”
From the moment An Le got in the car, Lu Heng had been observing his emotions. An Le had been downcast, but after taking out his phone, his emotions became panicked and anxious, eventually unable to hold the phone steady.
An Le trembled at his voice but didn’t answer, didn’t look up, and didn’t even pick up his phone. He just sat stiffly in his seat, dazed and lifeless.
Lu Heng bent down to pick up the phone and, seeing the verification messages, clicked to read them one by one.
Lu Heng’s expression grew increasingly gloomy, but this time he didn’t release pheromones to comfort An Le, instead deliberately asking, “Who is this? What’s going on?”
An Le didn’t dare look up, didn’t know what to say, opened his mouth, but didn’t utter a sound.
Lu Heng clicked to exit, making sure the annoying messages were no longer visible before handing the phone back to An Le.
But seeing the phone, An Le, suppressing his fear, slowly took it, slowly opened his digital wallet to transfer money to his new account, only to discover that he needed to add the account information.
He had no choice but to transfer the money to his bank card.
While he did this, Lu Heng didn’t rush him but waited patiently until he was finished, then had Li Jie pull over.
As soon as the car stopped, An Le looked up, checking their surroundings; they weren’t at the company. He looked curiously at Lu Heng.
Lu Heng glanced at Li Jie, who was watching through the rearview mirror, and Li Jie quickly raised the partition.
“Mr. Lu?”
An Le felt uncomfortable. Even with Lu Heng here, he still didn’t feel safe. He wanted Lu Heng to hug him or give him some pheromones.
But for some reason, Lu Heng didn’t.
Lu Heng knew he should immediately hug the timid omega and release pheromones to comfort him.
But he didn’t.
An Le outwardly trusted him and relied on him, but there was a huge gap between their hearts. He had reached An Le’s heart, but a massive darkness blocked his path.
He had to clear this path!
Lu Heng’s expression was cold. He casually took out a folder and handed it to An Le, his voice devoid of emotion, “This is the wedding procedure. Take a look. Point out anything you don’t like, and they’ll change it. If you think it’s okay, let’s familiarize ourselves with the venue.”
Wedding?
An Le was stunned, carefully taking the folder, just about to open it when he heard Lu Heng ask, “Since we’ve decided to get married, shouldn’t both sets of parents meet?”
Hearing this, An Le felt his blood run cold; he could barely breathe.
He bit his lip, his voice weak, “D-do we have to meet the parents?”
Lu Heng: “Of course. I’m marrying you; all the proper etiquette must be followed. And the betrothal gifts, how much do your parents want?”
An Le remembered Xiao Xiao’s words: if he didn’t completely break with the An family, Lu Heng would also be kind to the An family, and with their personalities, they would certainly cling to Lu Heng and exploit him.
And in the end, Xiao Xiao might even be secretly bullied by the An family.
Therefore… therefore…
An Le’s trembling hands grabbed Lu Heng’s arm. He cried, “Mr. Lu, can we… not meet the parents? I… I don’t have any parents.”
His mother had died long ago; his grandparents also passed away not long after his mother’s death.
Besides that, he had no other relatives.
The only person he could consider family was Xiao Xiao.
As for An Qiang, in An Le’s eyes, he was no longer his father.
He had no parents.
“No parents?”
Lu Heng looked puzzled, “But who sent you those verification messages? He called you ‘brother.’ Was it An Yi, or someone else?”
“No, not…”
An Le was sobbing uncontrollably, crying, “Mr. Lu, you clearly know, he… he is… An Yi…”
He had mentioned this to Lu Heng before, but now Lu Heng was acting as if he didn’t know. An Le didn’t understand why Lu Heng was doing this.
Finally, Lu Heng reached out and hugged him, “But you only told me about Jiang Mo and An Yi, not about anyone else, and that doesn’t represent your father. Le Le, don’t be afraid. Tell me, what exactly is going on?”
Held by Lu Heng, An Le finally couldn’t hold it in any longer, burying his face in Lu Heng’s embrace and crying uncontrollably.
After releasing some pheromones, Lu Heng patiently waited until An Le finished crying, until his emotions calmed down, before continuing, “Le Le, marriage isn’t a game; both sets of parents must meet. But if you really hate them, or if they did something wrong to you, you can choose to cut ties with them.”
Lu Heng: “I’ll help you.”
“Cut… ties?”
An Le looked up incredulously, “Really, Mr. Lu? Can we really cut ties?”
“Of course.”
Lu Heng nodded, “If he really did something wrong to you, you’re an omega; you can report him to the Omega Protection Association. This is your advantage.”
Lu Heng didn’t know why An Le hadn’t sought help from the Omega Protection Association all these years, but if An Le was willing, it wouldn’t be too late, no matter when.
Lu Heng: “Le Le, do you want to report him?”
An Le, with tear-filled eyes, “I… I want to, Mr. Lu, I want to report him, woo woo…”
Being ignored, tormented, locked up, unable to go out or go to school—he hated An Qiang for all of it.
But as his disappointment in An Qiang grew, he didn’t dare to retaliate. He just wanted to escape, to live peacefully. As long as he could do that, he wouldn’t mind anything else.
But he could never forgive An Qiang for selling him to an alpha as a lover.
He was An Qiang’s biological son, after all! How could An Qiang do that?
And even if he didn’t mind, An Qiang didn’t intend to let him go.
But omegas cannot be bought or sold; that’s the law.
He had sought help from the Omega Protection Association, but as long as An Qiang bribed people, some would choose to settle the matter quietly, and even almost caught him and sent him back to An Qiang while he was seeking help.
He had barely escaped.
Lu Heng nodded, took a recorder from his pocket, opened it in front of An Le, his voice softer, tempting him to say, “Then tell me, what happened to you at the An family all these years? Everything, you can’t miss a single detail. Tell me, and I’ll help you.”