Chapter 19
Lu Heng acted decisively, leaving without a backward glance.
An Le watched his back from the doorway until he was completely out of sight, then reluctantly closed the door.
But not long after he closed the door, it rang again. Xiao Xiao knocked and called, “Le Le, open the door! I got off work early today. I bought delicious roast chicken and your favorite Wahaha (a popular Chinese drink). Open the door quickly!”
Xiao Xiao was here!
An Le’s eyes lit up, and he quickly ran to open the door.
Xiao Xiao, carrying two bags, walked into the room, saying, “Did you message me today because of something? Why didn’t you just say it… Wow, Le Le, you’ve struck it rich! You bought so many desserts?”
Speaking of the desserts, An Le quickly shook his head and whispered, “I didn’t buy them. Mr. Lu bought them.”
Xiao Xiao: “Lu Heng bought them? Did you go out to play with him today?”
An Le nodded, sitting on a small stool, carefully opening a dessert and pushing it towards Xiao Xiao. “Yeah, we… went to eat.”
An Le spoke hesitantly, as today’s lunch wasn’t very pleasant.
But he didn’t want to spoil Xiao Xiao’s mood, so he didn’t tell her.
But Xiao Xiao was perceptive, and even without An Le saying anything, she could tell something was off. However, Xiao Xiao didn’t know what exactly happened, assuming An Le was still afraid to go out as before, resulting in his unease.
Xiao Xiao put down the roast chicken and Wahaha, and sat opposite An Le on a small stool, scooping a bite of the dessert An Le had offered and putting it in her mouth. “Delicious! Le Le, you eat too.”
An Le enjoyed spending time with Xiao Xiao, feeling no pressure or nervousness. He smiled and said, “Okay~”
Before, they often shared one dessert, but today there were three, so they could each have one.
After the desserts, they ate the roast chicken and Wahaha milk. Before they finished the chicken, the doorbell rang.
Xiao Xiao’s expression changed instantly. “Le Le, it’s a stranger. Are people from the An family here?”
An Le was startled, then gently shook his head and whispered, “It shouldn’t be them. Mr. Lu said someone would deliver dinner.”
“He’s sending you dinner?”
Xiao Xiao was a little incredulous, but considering An Le and Lu Heng’s pheromone compatibility, she didn’t find it that strange.
After all, which alpha wouldn’t want to marry a highly compatible omega?
She smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll open the door.”
An Le nodded and continued to nibble on the roast chicken.
He was already quite full; eating the chicken was a bit of a struggle, let alone dinner.
An Le felt a little sorry about the upcoming dinner.
As soon as Xiao Xiao opened the door, two or three waiters entered. They helped arrange the dishes before leaving.
But upon seeing An Le’s small folding table, they were stunned because there wasn’t enough space for all the dishes…
Finally, Xiao Xiao took the bags. “Okay, okay, I’ll do it. You can go now. Thank you, goodbye~”
After sending the waiters away, Xiao Xiao opened the food containers and happily said, “These are all good dishes. Even though I’m full, I can still eat a little more. Why waste good food?”
There was so much food, An Le couldn’t finish it all in a day.
An Le nodded, quietly watching Xiao Xiao pick out her favorite dishes.
He didn’t know why, but he whispered, “Xiao Xiao, Mr. Lu said our small stools are only ten centimeters tall.”
“Impossible!”
Xiao Xiao looked up, her cheeks puffed out. “A ten-centimeter stool? How can anyone sit on that? It’s clearly twenty centimeters!”
Although still quite short, it was not unusable.
An Le didn’t answer, just chuckled.
Before, his understanding of the differences between alphas and omegas was mainly based on physical strength and pheromone suppression.
Today, he learned more.
Xiao Xiao, although a beta, was pretty, and her figure seemed petite compared to an alpha. Sitting on the twenty-centimeter stool, she didn’t look out of place at all; instead, she looked quite cute and endearing.
But imagining Lu Heng sitting like that made An Le want to laugh.
Xiao Xiao: “I’ve never seen you laugh like that before. Do you like Lu Heng?”
Like him?
An Le didn’t know if he truly liked Lu Heng or if it was just the attraction of marking, but currently, he did enjoy being with him.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded. “I don’t know, but… but… I like being with him.”
Xiao Xiao nodded understandingly. “Oh~ I understand, hahaha. It’s okay, Le Le. I asked around, and they all say Lu Heng is a good person. Although he seems a bit fierce, his character is good. You can try to accept him.”
“I’ve been trying to accept him…”
An Le nodded. He felt he had already accepted Lu Heng; at least today, he didn’t feel the initial strangeness, resistance, and fear.
“Le Le, no matter what life you choose, I hope you’ll be happy.”
Xiao Xiao put down her food and smiled. “If he bullies you in the future, tell me, and I’ll do anything to help you.”
Before her male god agreed to be with her, An Le was her only purpose in life.
She wanted An Le to be happy.
An Le knew Xiao Xiao would keep her word. Moved, he grabbed Xiao Xiao’s hand and whispered, “Thank you, Xiao Xiao. You also need to be happy. If you have any difficulties, I’ll do my best to help you.”
The two huddled in their blankets, making sincere promises to each other, then laughed and played together…
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Jiang Mo lay in a hospital bed, bruised and swollen, filled with resentment.
Lu Heng was powerful, but few people knew him.
Jiang Mo, a rich second-generation who didn’t need to inherit the family business and was still in school, had never met Lu Heng before. He didn’t know who Lu Heng was. Even when Li Jie pinned him to the ground and arrogantly said, “Go tell your old man it was Lu Heng who had you beaten up. Ask him if I did a good job,”
At that time, Jiang Mo was almost beaten unconscious and couldn’t say a word, until he was sent to the hospital.
His parents and older brother were out of town attending a charity gala. He couldn’t get through to them, and his anger simmered.
It wasn’t until eleven o’clock at night that his father finally called back.
But before he could tell his father about Lu Heng’s arrogance, he was scolded: “You beast! I’m away for only one day, and you’ve caused trouble again!”
Jiang Mo opened his mouth, his face contorting in pain. Li Jie’s fighting style was different. Others targeted invisible areas, hitting underhandedly.
But Li Jie targeted visible areas, beating him until he was unrecognizable before stopping. Now, even speaking was difficult.
Jiang Mo: “Dad… I… I was beaten up. That person was incredibly arrogant. When will you be back…”
Jiang Dad: “Was it Lu Heng’s people who beat you?”
Jiang Mo was stunned. Could it be that Lu Heng actually knew his father?
Just as he was about to ask, he heard his father say, “Fine, you little beast! Just wait until I get back; I’ll kill you!”