Chapter 78
“Someone knows everything?”
Hearing Luo Ping’s words, An Le didn’t rush to get up from behind the sofa. He excitedly asked, “Who?”
“Your mother’s secretary.”
Luo Ping smiled, “You can go find your mother’s secretary. She witnessed everything back then and knows everything.”
“However, An Qiang has been looking for her all these years. Whether you can find her depends on your skills.”
After speaking, Luo Ping pushed An Le away, getting up from the ground and saying, “Don’t try to rescue him. Just take care of him and don’t let him suffer too much.”
Luo Ping stood up straight, glared at An Le with disgust, and turned to walk to her room.
After Luo Ping left, An Le pulled Lu Heng, pouted aggrievedly, and then pulled Lu Heng upstairs.
They had their lunch upstairs, and An Le told Lu Heng what Luo Ping had secretly told him.
Lu Heng nodded to show he understood, but couldn’t help but frown.
Because since the secretary knew everything, An Qiang would certainly not let her go, so she would be difficult to find.
However, it wasn’t necessarily impossible.
Lu Heng patted An Le’s head and whispered, “Leave it to me.”
An Le leaned against Lu Heng’s chest and whispered, “Thank you, Sir.”
Sir was so good to him, he didn’t know how to repay him.
Because he had to find his mother’s secretary, Lu Heng went out after dinner.
In the past, he could take his time searching for clues about his mother. Now, because of Xiao Xiao, he could no longer take his time and had to speed up.
But since Lu Heng had something to do, An Le didn’t go out. He stayed home, picking up his pen and painting.
This time he painted… Lu Heng.
An Le was always very immersed in his painting. He didn’t do anything else all afternoon, not even going to the bathroom. When he came to his senses, he had almost finished.
Painting was a way for An Le to de-stress and soothe his mood, so after he finished painting, he looked at the portrait and smiled.
Just as he was about to take a picture of it and send it to Lu Heng, his phone rang.
It wasn’t Li Jie, but a number he had never seen before.
An Le was stunned and subconsciously thought it was Xiao Xiao. He quickly answered, “Hello?”
“Le Le.”
Sure enough, the person on the phone was Xiao Xiao.
An Le was overjoyed, “Xiao Xiao, how are you? Are you safe now? Where are you? No, no, don’t tell me your location, you, you…”
“Don’t worry, Le Le, I’m fine now.”
Xiao Xiao’s tone was much more relaxed than before, but the former joy and innocence were gone.
Xiao Xiao said, “I just wanted to tell you that I’m okay now. I, I escaped. Le Le, thank you.”
In the end, Xiao Xiao’s voice was choked with tears, “Thank you.”
“Xiao Xiao.”
An Le felt unbearable heartache, “Don’t cry. Just wait a little longer. We’ll soon be able to bring down Gu Chen. Once he falls, Gu Qian won’t be able to harass you anymore, and you’ll be safe.”
“Mm.”
Xiao Xiao chuckled softly and whispered, “I know. Li Jie has already told me. But be careful. I’ll hide well. Don’t worry about me, just do your thing.”
An Le suppressed his tears and whispered, “Okay, when everything is over, I’ll come find you.”
Xiao Xiao: “Mm.”
After hanging up the phone, An Le laughed, wiping away his tears, and continued painting.
But that night, Lu Heng didn’t come home.
An Le only received a call. Lu Heng said he had a lead and needed to go there himself.
An Le was very happy to have a lead. At the same time, Gu Chen started to message him, asking him out for dinner that night.
An Le wanted to use Lu Heng as an excuse and say he couldn’t go out.
But before he finished typing, Gu Chen said: “Le Le, don’t use Xiao Heng to put me off this time. Xiao Heng isn’t in city A today, I know that.”
Seeing this message, An Le froze.
Gu Chen knew Lu Heng wasn’t home, so what should he do?
An Le: Uncle.
Gu Chen: What, Le Le doesn’t want to come out?
Gu Chen: Or, Le Le isn’t at all interested in knowing about your mother’s past, and why Xiao Heng would kill his brother?
Gu Chen: Actually, you don’t understand Xiao Heng at all.
Gu Chen: Come out, and I’ll tell you everything.
With that, Gu Chen sent him a location, a high-end hotel.
An Le wanted to know, but he was also very afraid. He knew what the consequences would be if he went there now.
However, although he could investigate his mother’s matter, as long as Lu Heng didn’t want him to know about Lu Heng’s matter, he would never find out.
He couldn’t ask others to investigate Lu Heng’s matter either; he couldn’t bear to.
An Le thought for a long time and finally decided to refuse.
He had already caused Lu Heng a lot of trouble. If he went to see Gu Chen now and something happened, Lu Heng would be sad.
An Le: Uncle, although Sir isn’t home today, I’m not feeling well and don’t want to go out.
Gu Chen: Oh really?
Gu Chen: Are you really unwell, or do you just not want to see your uncle?
An Le: I don’t want to see Uncle, I really am unwell.
Gu Chen: Alright then.
An Le still wanted to ask Gu Chen if he could tell him about Lu Heng’s matter if they didn’t meet.
But after sending the message, Gu Chen didn’t reply.
An Le sat disappointedly at the head of the bed, pouting, feeling ashamed and sad about his helplessness.
But this is the reality of being an Omega, an Omega in this peaceful era.
Omegases who appear equal to alphas on the surface, once they are alone or have been caught with a weakness by someone, can never turn things around.
Even if they haven’t been caught with a weakness, they will still be coveted to the point of not daring to go out.
Every day, except when he was with Lu Heng, he had to be protected by someone before he dared to go out, otherwise…
An Le buried his head in his knees, silently crying in his lap.
After an unknown amount of time, An Le was almost falling asleep when he suddenly heard faint laughter from downstairs.
An Le was startled awake and subconsciously got out of bed, opened the door in his pajamas, and secretly looked downstairs.
He found An Qiang sitting in the living room making tea, and opposite An Qiang was Gu Chen.
As if knowing he was peeking, Gu Chen suddenly looked up and met his eyes. An Le subconsciously took a step back in fright, then turned around and ran back to his room, locking the door.
It was very late, already ten o’clock at night. Why would Gu Chen come at this time?
An Le was a little scared and quickly called Lu Heng.
Lu Heng answered quickly and asked softly, “Le Le, aren’t you asleep yet?”
“No.”
An Le’s voice was a little flustered, and his voice trembled slightly. Lu Heng noticed it almost immediately and hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong, Le Le?”
An Le gritted his teeth, trying to keep himself from being afraid, speaking normally to Lu Heng.
He said, “Sir, Gu Chen is here.”
Lu Heng didn’t react for a moment, “What?”
“Gu Chen, he’s at home, downstairs.”
After An Le finished softly, he also worriedly asked, “He knows you’re not home, does he know you’ve gone to find someone? Also, Sir, did you, did you find her?”
“She must have been hiding from An Qiang and Gu Chen. We didn’t arrive in time; he left. We were a step too late.”
“But don’t worry, I’ve left a message for her. I’ve included information about you and indicated my willingness to protect her. If she comes back, she should contact us.”
Lu Heng said while driving, “And I’m already on my way back. Don’t be afraid, lock your door. I’ll be home in an hour at the latest.”
“Okay.”
An Le smiled and whispered, “Sir, don’t rush, be careful.”
Lu Heng: “Mm, don’t hang up.”
They kept the call going. No matter what happened to An Le, Lu Heng would know immediately.
While maintaining the call, Lu Heng sent a message to Li Jie’s trusted bodyguard disciple, asking them to immediately go to the An family and find An Le.
Because he was still out of province, even if he drove back as fast as possible, it wouldn’t be as fast as going to the An family locally.
Lu Heng didn’t tell An Le this, because he was afraid that before the bodyguard arrived, An Qiang would use the news that someone was looking for An Le to trick him out of the house.
Lu Heng: “Is the door locked?”
An Le: “Locked.”
But as soon as he finished speaking, An Qiang knocked on the door outside, “Le Le, Mr. Gu is here. Come down and chat with Mr. Gu, talk a bit.”
An Le trembled in fright and quickly shook his head, “No, Dad, I’m not feeling well today, I don’t want to go out.”
“How can that be?”
An Qiang was unhappy, and his tone became serious, “Mr. Gu is a distinguished guest. You’re just a little unwell. Just endure it and come down to keep the guest company.”
“No.”
An Le couldn’t help it, “I really am unwell. How about next time?”
“No, open the door!”
An Qiang went from negotiating to ordering him to open the door in less than two minutes.
An Le’s eyes instantly filled with tears. He stubbornly said, “I won’t open it, I won’t go out.”
“Fine, you won’t open it, huh? You won’t open it, fine!”
After An Qiang finished speaking, he stopped knocking on the door and stopped negotiating with An Le.
He turned and went to the study.
With the sound outside gone, An Le finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Heng was also very worried on the phone: “Le Le, don’t be afraid, lock the door, and don’t go open it for him.”
“Okay.”
An Le nodded repeatedly. He wouldn’t go open the door now.
Even if Gu Chen didn’t do anything to him, he didn’t want to see Gu Chen. Moreover, Gu Chen was so obsessed with his mother and had a morbid longing for him.
He was even more afraid, absolutely impossible to open the door.
Thankfully, thankfully Lu Heng kept calling to keep him company, otherwise he wouldn’t know how to spend the night.
Suddenly, An Le heard the sound of a key turning in the lock, and instantly screamed in fear, “Sir.”
Lu Heng sent a text message asking where the bodyguard was, and asked, “What’s wrong?”
An Le’s voice trembled, his breath weak, “They, they have a key.”
He had originally thought that since he had locked the door from the inside, even if they had a key, they couldn’t open it.
But before he could say anything, the door clicked open.
But it wasn’t An Qiang standing at the doorway, but Gu Chen.
Gu Chen still smiled calmly, “Le Le said he wasn’t feeling well, so Uncle came to see Le Le. Come, let Uncle see, what’s wrong with Le Le?”