Chapter 30
Lu Heng: “No.”
An Le’s gaze was blank, “Then… what do you want to do, Mr. Lu?”
Lu Heng: “Do you want to learn to paint?”
“What?”
An Le was surprised, looking up at Lu Heng incomprehensibly and whispering, “Mr. Lu, what… what did you say?”
Lu Heng: “I said, you paint well. I’ll arrange for a professional teacher to give you one-on-one tutoring. How does that sound?”
A professional teacher?
Wouldn’t that be very expensive?
During the time he had just escaped from the An family, he had also considered finding a teacher to learn painting, but it cost money, and it was expensive.
He didn’t have any money, so he could only find some basic painting knowledge online and practice slowly. Relying on a bit of talent, he painted smoothly, but there were still many shortcomings.
“I have a friend who is a professional painter and teaches online part-time. The tuition is only 500 yuan a month. Your salary is 5,000 yuan, so you should be able to afford 500 yuan for learning, right?”
Lu Heng: “If you’re willing, you can study with him via video during your free time after work each day.”
He knew An Le was afraid of interacting with strangers; online tutoring would avoid contact with crowds, and An Le shouldn’t object.
Online tutoring…
An Le pursed his lips. He liked this learning method very much. In the past, he definitely couldn’t afford 500 yuan, but now he certainly could.
However, he hadn’t received his salary yet, and he needed to buy a new phone, so he might not be able to pay immediately.
Lu Heng: “I can talk to him. You can pay him after you get your salary. Do you want…”
An Le looked up gratefully, “I want to, I want to learn, thank you, Mr. Lu!”
Lu Heng’s words were very moving and grateful to An Le. He even felt that encountering Lu Heng in the mall that time, even being marked by him, was his luck…
Without Lu Heng, he would still be hiding in that small rental house, unable to go anywhere, work, or study.
Tears streamed down An Le’s face, but the joy in his eyes couldn’t be hidden.
Seeing An Le so happy, Lu Heng felt a little uneasy. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang.
It was Li Jie.
He got up and went to the lounge to answer, “Boss, we checked the surveillance cameras near Boss’s wife’s place and also asked people around, no strangers went upstairs to see her.”
Lu Heng frowned, “I see. Find a professional painting teacher, online tutoring, available on demand, I’ll arrange the time, and let him set his own salary.”
Li Jie: “Okay.”
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An Le was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected Lu Heng to be so kind to him. He wanted to share his happiness with Xiao Xiao, but without a phone, he had to hold back.
Finally, it was time to get off work, but Lu Heng seemed to have something urgent to attend to and asked Li Jie to take him home.
He quickly grabbed Lu Heng, nervously asking, “Mr. Lu, are you… are you busy?”
Lu Heng turned back, looking at the beautiful omega, couldn’t help but curl the corners of his mouth, and smiled, “Yes, what? Do you want me to take you home?”
The An family was having a party tonight and had suddenly invited him. He hadn’t planned to go, but now that An Le was about to marry him, he had to meet this family.
Moreover, Jiang Mo’s family hadn’t moved yet and was looking for people to plead their case, including the An family.
Therefore, he had to go and see.
“No…”
An Le gently shook his head and whispered, “I… I… Mr. Lu, could you… could you lend me some money…”
Borrowing money was something An Le had rarely experienced in his life, but now he had to buy a phone, so he could only blush and boldly ask Lu Heng to borrow some.
Lu Heng was stunned. He suddenly remembered his previous conversation with An Le, where he said he would give An Le money, and An Le wanted to use his money to wash away his mark.
So he said coldly, “What do you need the money for?”
An Le lowered his head, “I… my phone is broken and I can’t use it. I… I want to buy a new one.”
“Your phone is broken?”
Lu Heng suddenly understood something, nodded at Li Jie, “Let Li Jie buy one for him. Put it on my account. Remember to repay me later.”
“And…”
An Le said again, “Xiao Xiao’s birthday is tomorrow, and I… I want to take a day off.”
Lu Heng smiled, “Okay.”
Then Lu Heng got into the driver’s seat of a car and drove away.
Two minutes later, Li Jie took An Le into the car. Just as he fastened his seatbelt, he received a text message: Check his phone.
Li Jie replied with an “OK,” then turned and asked, “What price range of phone does Boss’s wife want to buy?”
An Le: “Two thousand…”
Although Li Jie was trustworthy, he was still a little afraid being alone with an alpha in a confined space, so he kept his head down, shrinking in the corner.
Li Jie understood perfectly, smiling, “Got it!”
Li Jie didn’t think it was bad that he wanted to buy a 2,000 yuan phone; instead, he thoughtfully introduced a phone with good functions, easy to use, and cheap—exactly 2,000 yuan.
He just didn’t have a phone card. Before, he didn’t dare use his ID card for fear of being found by the An family, and now he didn’t have an ID card, so he could only ask Xiao Xiao to buy one for him.
So, he asked Li Jie to take him to Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao felt something was wrong, but with an outsider present, he didn’t ask, only taking An Le to buy a phone card and then returning to An Le’s rented house together.
As soon as they entered, Xiao Xiao anxiously asked, “Le Le, what’s going on?”
He didn’t believe An Le’s story about the broken phone. Even if it was broken, why change the SIM card?
An Le’s eyes were red, whispering, “They… they called.”
Xiao Xiao also frowned, grabbing An Le’s hand to comfort him and asking, “Is it An Yi or your father?”
“An Yi.”
As soon as he mentioned them, An Le began to tremble. He gritted his teeth, holding back his tears, saying, “He… he asked me to go home. I… I don’t want to. He kept calling and texting, so I… I just… smashed my phone.”
Seeing An Le’s terrified appearance, Xiao Xiao felt heartbroken. He patted An Le on the back, “I know. Don’t cry, don’t be afraid. Did… did you tell Lu Heng about this?”
An Le shook his head, “No, I… I dare not.”
“Why not?”
Xiao Xiao said incomprehensibly, “Le Le, when you agreed to be with him, wasn’t your greatest hope that he would help you solve the An family problem?”
“Besides, when you ran away with me, the An family and that person parted ways unhappily. If you go back now, not only will you not have a good life, but you might be sold again. Even if you aren’t sold, Lu Heng will be ruthlessly exploited by them. Is this what you want?”
“No, no, I don’t…”
An Le shook his head repeatedly. He didn’t want to see such an outcome, not at all.
He didn’t want Lu Heng to suffer; he couldn’t let Lu Heng suffer at the hands of the An family. Moreover, if he really went back, Xiao Xiao would definitely be implicated. He didn’t want…
Xiao Xiao earnestly instructed him, “If you don’t want that, then tell him. Since you’ve already decided to marry him, you have to learn to trust him. Don’t keep anything in your heart; only by speaking out can you find a way to solve it. Understand?”