Chapter 73
Gu Chen: Latin dance.
Looking at Gu Chen’s message, An Le felt a little confused and looked up towards Lu Heng’s seat, but Lu Heng had gone to a meeting, and he couldn’t ask for help.
While hesitating, Gu Chen sent another message.
Gu Chen: A whole dance. How many pictures you paint, I’ll answer that many questions. Whether they’re about your mother or about Xiao Heng, it’s all fine.
An Le didn’t know what Gu Chen meant, but he still agreed: Okay, Uncle, I’ll start painting now.
After ending the chat, An Le looked around the office in confusion.
He didn’t know what a Latin dance looked like; he had never seen one or painted one, and he was very confused.
Moreover, he didn’t quite understand Gu Chen’s words. He wanted to ask Lu Heng, but Lu Heng wasn’t there.
An Le didn’t dare disturb Lu Heng’s meeting; he waited in the room for a long time. He looked at the time; it was almost an hour, and he thought Lu Heng should be finished with the meeting.
So, he took his phone and went out to find him.
But he had never been to the meeting room before and didn’t know which direction it was in. After walking curiously for a while, he unexpectedly overheard a very heartbreaking piece of gossip around a corner.
Two Alphas were leaning against each other smoking. One of them complained while smoking, “When will this end? We’ve been here for a month, and we’re not even allowed to attend meetings! What’s going on?”
“He’s our cousin, at least! He guards us like thieves. What kind of cousin is he?”
The two Alphas seemed very dissatisfied with Lu Heng’s decision, complaining endlessly.
Suddenly, the other Alpha spoke, “Come on, he’s already given us a job and we eat and drink for free. What more do you want? Don’t forget, he’s the kind of person who could kill even his own brother, let alone us, his cousins.”
“Be careful, if he gets ruthless, he might invite you somewhere and kill you without anyone knowing.”
As soon as these words came out, the Alpha who had spoken first shivered, immediately extinguishing his cigarette butt. He looked around, making sure no one was around before saying, “That’s damn scary! If my dad hadn’t forced me to come work here, I wouldn’t have come. No good job, plus I have to endure such a pervert as a boss, and he’s always sidelining us.”
“Alright.”
The other Alpha said, “Don’t say anymore. Let’s go back quickly. They’ll probably finish the meeting soon. Say these things at home, don’t let it slip out in the company, or you’ll risk your life.”
They might dare to gossip about others, but they really didn’t dare to gossip about Lu Heng, as his fierce reputation was well-known.
Moreover, even without his reputation in the business world, the matters of the Lu family alone were enough to make people afraid.
After the Alphas finished speaking, one of them walked toward An Le.
An Le was startled and quickly looked for a place to hide.
But his location was a right angle; there was nowhere else to hide. The two would be able to see him as soon as they came over.
An Le was terrified. Worried about being seen, he turned around and ran.
But Lu Heng hadn’t finished the meeting yet, and no one had come out of the meeting room; there weren’t many employees outside, and he couldn’t find anyone. He could only run to Lu Heng’s office door.
Because at least that place was familiar.
But as soon as he ran back and pushed the door open, he found Lu Chuan sitting in Lu Heng’s office chair.
An Le froze at the doorway, not knowing what to do.
Lu Chuan, upon seeing An Le, didn’t seem unhappy; instead, he smiled, “What are you standing there for? Come in and sit.”
If it were before, he wouldn’t have been optimistic about An Le.
But now An Le had been recognized by An Qiang as his son and was considered a person of status.
Moreover, An Le was beautiful and well-behaved, truly suitable to be the wife of the Lu family.
An Le didn’t want to go in. He couldn’t find Lu Heng, and he had nowhere else to go, so he could only go in and sit in his seat.
But Lu Chuan wasn’t satisfied with this action, frowning and asking, “You’ve married Xiao Heng, yet you’ve never called me ‘Dad’ even once. Isn’t that against the rules?”
An Le didn’t speak, and didn’t even look at Lu Chuan.
It wasn’t that he disrespected his elders; it was that Lu Heng had never told him to respect them.
Lu Heng didn’t like these elders, and neither did he.
Moreover, Lu Heng had previously told him to use the Lu family members to build his courage.
He didn’t dare use the Lu family members to build his courage, but ignoring them was something he could do.
However, Lu Chuan was very dissatisfied with An Le’s disregard, and he slammed his hand on the table: “The elder is speaking to you, and you just lower your head without saying a word. What’s the meaning? Do you even respect your elders?”
An Le didn’t know what was going on, but he subconsciously shook his head.
This angered Lu Chuan even more. He stood up and walked towards An Le.
An Le didn’t expect Lu Chuan to come towards him. Startled, he hurriedly stood up to run, but Lu Chuan rushed over and grabbed his wrist: “Today, I’ll teach you, this disrespectful Omega, a lesson on behalf of Lu Heng!”
Lu Chuan said as he raised his hand to hit An Le.
An Le trembled with fear, lowering his head and not daring to say a word, but the slap didn’t fall, and instead, he was hugged.
It was Lu Heng’s scent, familiar and comforting.
“Mr. Lu.”
An Le was terrified, completely flustered, his head buzzing.
Lu Heng hugged him and whispered comfortingly, “Don’t be afraid, go to the rest room for a while.”
An Le: “Mr. Lu…”
Not being afraid wasn’t something that could be achieved simply by saying so. An Le couldn’t control himself. He cautiously glanced at the pushed-away Lu Chuan, who was angrily yelling at Lu Heng that it was his fault.
But Lu Heng didn’t pay any attention, pulling him to the rest room door, releasing his pheromones to fill the entire room, before letting An Le in: “Be good, stay inside for a while. Mr. Lu will give you a reward when it’s over.”
With Lu Heng’s pheromones soothing him, An Le felt much calmer, feeling very safe in the room. He subconsciously nodded: “Okay.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Heng turned and left.
The door to the room was closed.
An Le sat on the bed for a while before finally calming down, then quietly leaning against the door to eavesdrop.
He carefully opened the door a crack and saw Lu Chuan outside, furious, saying: “Such a big thing, why didn’t you tell me? Why can’t I ask about it?”
Compared to Lu Chuan’s impatience, Lu Heng appeared very calm. His back was to An Le, and he whispered, “There’s no reason. You simply don’t have the qualification. You should know that in your heart.”
“I’m your father!”
Lu Chuan couldn’t believe it: “This company was built by me. I’m not dead yet, and you’re treating me like this?”
Lu Heng smiled: “It was indeed yours, but it was I who snatched it, and it was I who made it so prosperous. And you are my father, what’s yours is mine, everything you have can be passed on to me as an inheritance.”
“And you’re still alive after all this is in my hands, shouldn’t you be thankful to me?”
Lu Heng’s smile was extremely sinister, causing even Lu Chuan to take a few steps back.
He understood what Lu Heng meant.
He and Lu Heng were father and son. Once he died, all his inheritance would go to Lu Heng.
But Lu Heng didn’t use that method to get the company; he snatched it with his own ability.
Therefore…
Lu Chuan: “Don’t you have any filial piety?”
“What filial piety?”
Lu Heng sat in the swivel chair, mockingly looking at Lu Chuan, smiling, “Don’t forget, I’m the kind of person who killed even my own brother who could compete for the inheritance with me, how could I have filial piety?”
Hearing this, Lu Chuan finally showed a look of guilt on his face: “Why must you be so stubborn, you clearly know…”
“Alright.”
Lu Heng interrupted him: “If you’re here only for the company’s affairs, then I’m very sorry, you’ll never have the qualifications to participate in any company matters again. From today onwards, I won’t explain these things to you anymore.”
“As for now, I’ve finished explaining. You can leave.”
Lu Heng frowned; his Omega had been scared, and he hadn’t had time to comfort him properly.
Lu Chuan: “I’m your father! If you don’t respect me, your partner won’t respect me either!”
Lu Heng said regretfully, “Even though you don’t want to admit it, it’s a fact that we don’t respect you. You need to face it yourself.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan was immediately enraged: “You beast, you don’t even recognize your own father! Your mother was right; she should have killed you…”
Lu Heng calmly organized his documents: “Father, you’re joking. You have weak sperm; if you killed me, then you would have no descendants.”
Then, he conveniently pressed the phone to call two security guards.
Lu Heng frowned; it was inconvenient without Li Jie; he needed to call two security guards to get rid of him.
If Li Jie was there, Lu Chuan would have shut up instantly.
An Le, hiding behind the door, saw everything that happened outside, finally closing the door, walking to the bed and sitting down, wondering what they meant.
The two Alphas who seemed to be Lu Heng’s cousins said that Lu Heng could even kill his own brother.
And Lu Heng himself had just said that he killed his own brother to fight for the inheritance.
But he didn’t believe it.
Lu Heng was so good; how could he kill his own brother?
And the inheritance? Lu Chuan wasn’t dead yet, and Lu Heng already had everything; he didn’t need the inheritance.
It didn’t make sense.
Unexpectedly, the situation in Lu Heng’s family was even more complicated than his own. An Le frowned, secretly feeling sorry for Lu Heng.
Just as he was feeling sorry and wondering what was going on, if he could ask Gu Chen, the door to the rest room opened.
An Le looked up, and Lu Heng smiled as he walked toward him, hugging him and whispering, “Were you scared?”
An Le subconsciously nodded, “Mm.”
Although he wasn’t afraid now, when Lu Chuan walked towards him angrily, he was so scared that he couldn’t speak a word.
“I told you not to be afraid of the Lu family, why didn’t you believe me?”
Lu Heng said, “The only person in charge of the Lu family is me. Everyone else can only live by my face; there’s no need to be afraid of them.”
“Mm.”
An Le nodded again. He didn’t directly show Lu Heng the chat log with Gu Chen, but instead hugged Lu Heng and whispered, “Mr. Lu, have you been very bitter these years?”